Tridentiger radiatus Cui, Pan, Yang & Wang, 2013

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  8.26 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish
Distribution:  Northwestern Pacific: Zhuhai, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 27-27. Distinguished by the combination of the following characters: exterior row of teeth on both jaws tricuspid; first branched ray of pectoral fin free; scales in longitudinal series exceeding 40, typically >42; high forward and backward transverse scale counts at origin of anal fin (TRF > 24 and TRB > 17); barbels present on cheek, preoperculum and lower jaw; barbels reduced, centermost pair of chin barbels not exceeding front edge of chin by more than 1/3 of their length; transverse opercular papillae line normal, not as barbels; barbel line at preopercular edge ending at pore O’, situated at base of the uppermost preopercular barbel (Ref. 93723).
Biology:  Occurs in mud flats in mangrove areas of estuary (Ref. 93723).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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