| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
1.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits dead algal-covered reef in 3-15 m (Ref. 90102). Reported to feed primarily on harpacticoid copepods (49.5% - 100% of the gut contents) and they consume an average of 249 copepods per square meter of reef surface (Ref. 116739). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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