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Mugilogobius platystoma (Günther, 1872) Indonesian goby |
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photo by
Wilson, D. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago, Singapore and Palau. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Color: light grayish brown to white ventrally; body with about 7 oblique to nearly vertical oval brown blotches or bars along sides; usually with a prominent pale-edged, vertically elongate brown blotch behind head (Ref. 44894). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabit mangrove estuaries as well as clear rainforest streams near the sea (Ref. 44894). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||