| Family: |
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Diademichthyinae |
| Max. size: |
2.32 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: from Christmas Island to Papua New Guinea; north to the Philippines, south to the Great Barrier Reef. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-7; Vertebrae: 33-34. Distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: no stripe on head and dorsal surface of the body; pectoral-fin ray count 23-22; vertebral count 33-34 (Ref. 75094). |
| Biology: |
Found on crinoids as commensal (Ref. 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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