| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 5 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Suez Canal. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-12 |
| Biology: |
Inshore shallows, on sand. Feed on harpacticoid copepods and nematodes; also oligochaetes, gastropods and other meiobenthos. Life span probably does not go beyond 2 years (Ref. 44579). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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