| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| 13.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 10.7 g |
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demersal; brackish |
| Southwest Atlantic: endemic to Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 14-14. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: terminal mouth is oblique; distinct pigmentation of 5 large blotches on sides of trunk, last four of which are vertically elongate, dark blotch on upper half of pectoral-fin base, and broad suborbital patch crossing cheek from eye to middle of upper jaw; D2 13; A 14; dorsal fins not broadly connected; body with small cycloid scales; lateral series 54-66; nape with scales along naked midline; in males, maxilla extending beyond posterior margin of orbit, in females to posterior margin; first gill arch with seven thin rakers on ceratobranchial, one at angle, and six on epibranchial; horizontal midcheek row ‘b’ not extending forward beyond 3rd or 4th transverse suborbital row (Ref. 55435). |
| This species is an inhabitant of estuaries and has been taken over fine sediments near mangroves.
Starks (1913) commented that it was not found in rocky tidal pools (Ref. 55435). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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