FB-69766 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69766 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Pseudogobius Pseudogobius cinctus Larson & Hammer, 2021 Socotra hole-hiding goby 2022-07-12 2022-07-12 Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene0 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-14 00:00:00 2022-07-14 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 Collected on rubble-sand patches in sandy areas and in areas with mixed corals and stones or rocks. The holotype and paratypes were found living inside small holes in moderately large pieces of coral rock covered with short algae (Ref. 125392). Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-15 00:00:00 2022-07-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI+I,12; A I,11; pectoral-fin rays 15-16 with all rays branched; pelvic-fin rays I,5, the fins separated and without frenum, with fifth ray unbranched; anterior nostril a moderately long tube with the process extending from median side of rim (as tentacle longer than tube) or as a slender flap which is slightly shorter than tube; posterior nostril a long tube with two tentacles, the anterior one is long, the posterior shorter; no tentacle is above the eye; mouth is moderately large, posterior angle of jaws behind vertical through posterior edge of eye; opercular spine absent; with a small mental frenum; pelvic fins end distantly well in front of anus; head and body are mainly naked except for several ctenoid scales on caudal peduncle at caudal-fin base; head with anterior oculoscapular canal and preopercular canal, no posterior oculoscapular canal; anterior oculoscapular canal pores with erected rim; suborbital rows of papillae are in five transverse rows. Colouration: above the opercle is a nearly rounded dark blue or blackish spot as large as pupil; a large irregular white blotch on the postorbital head, cheek and lower preopercle (Ref. 125392). Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) FB-Morphology-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-15 00:00:00 2022-07-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11 Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) FB-Distribution-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-14 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 Western Indian Ocean: Socotra Island, Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) FB-Size-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-14 00:00:00 2022-07-14 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 2.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125392)); 2.49 cm SL (female) Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69775 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-07-14 00:00:00 2022-07-14 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69775 demersal; marine; depth range 8 - 11 m (Ref. 125392) Kovačić, M., S. Bogorodsky, U. Zajonz and L. Tornabene 2021 A new species of Hetereleotris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Socotra Archipelago (north-western Indian Ocean), a rare case of a hole-associated adaptation in gobiid fishes. Zootaxa 4996(2):284-300. (Ref. 125392)