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Vanderhorstia hiramatsui Iwata, Shibukawa & Ohnishi, 2007 |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.51 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.29 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 42 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Izu Islands, off Pacific coast of middle of Honshu, and Kashiwa-jima Island, off southwest coast of Shikoku (Japan) | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11. This species differs by having the following characters: 12 segmented rays on second dorsal fin; 38-39 longitudinal scale count; 15-16 predorsal scales; 16-17 transverse scale count from origin of second dorsal fin backward and downward to anal-fin base; pectoral-fin base broadly covered by cycloid scales; well developed connecting membrane between innermost rays; trough along posterior margin of eye well developed; almost entirely blackened operculum; cheek and occipital region scattered with minute yellow spots (and no yellow lines) (Ref. 75057). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2023 Ref. (130435) | |||
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