| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
4.26 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; depth range 0 - 2 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Hainan Island in the South China Sea, and Indonesia; distribution apparently widespread. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Characterized by pale grey body color with narrow brown stripes; sides of body with longitudinal rows of bluish white dots; lower side of body with row of five large rectangular brown blotches; irregular brown markings on back; white spots and streaks on head; without elongate or filamentous spines; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 24-26; head and nape without scales; body scales ctenoid except cycloid on abdomen, pectoral fin base and prepelvic region; median predorsal scales absent; opening of gill not reaching to above edge of preopercle; short cheek spine, 12-18% head length; depth of body 4.5-5.2 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shoreline reefs and estuaries littered with dead coral blocks on sand, mud, or silt bottoms in 0-2 m (Ref. 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
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