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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); wuyanlingensis: The specific name, wuyanlingenis, refers to the type locality, ‘‘Wuyanling’’ National Natural Conservation Area, Tai-Shun County, Wen-Chiu, Zhejiang Province, China.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China. Known only from the Wuyanling National Natural Conservation Area, Tai-Shun County, upper tributary of Feiyunjiang Basin, Zhejiang. This species may be endemic to the upper reaches of this river basin.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79586); 3.0 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Body rather cylindrical anteriorly, compressed posteriorly. Head moderately large; somewhat depressed in male. Eye large, dorsolateral. Snout pointed. Cheek somewhat fleshy in male (flat in female). Mouth rather oblique and small, rear edge extending slightly beyond vertical line through anterior margin of orbit in male, but not extending to vertical of anterior edge of orbit in female. Both jaws with 3–4 rows of conical teeth, and outer rows enlarged. Tongue margin rounded. Anterior nostril in short tube and posterior nostril rounded with very shallow rim. Gill opening extending near, but not to vertical of rear margin of preopercle. Isthmus broad. D1 rays V-VI (modally VI); D2 rays I, 8-9 (Ref. 79586).

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Yang, J.Q., H.-L. Wu and I.-S. Chen, 2008. A new species of Rhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Feiyunjiang Basin in Zhejiang Province, China. Ichthyol Res 55:379-385. (Ref. 79586)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2cde+3cde+4cde); Date assessed: 12 December 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis Yang, Wu & Chen, 2008