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This species is rather small (up to 4.5 cm SL) with a distinctive colour pattern of two rows of five
elongate dense black blotches on side of body, the anteriormost three blotches are the largest, joined by faint broken yellowish brown lines in life; presence of a very broad black cheek-bar and broad black eye-stripe (both as wide as pupil) crossing interorbital space; body with ctenoid scales reaching rear corner of opercle, or to above pectoral fin base; nape midline scales always cycloid; presence of a few ctenoid scales on opercle; a distinct flap present at end of lower lip; pectoral fin rays 18-19 (Ref. 92171). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Collected near reef or rocky bottom in depths of 17-21 m (Ref. 41653).
Randall, J.E. and D.W. Greenfield, 2001. A preliminary review of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Gnatholepis. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 69:1-17. (Ref. 41653)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00452 - 0.02316), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
