Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935)
Rhinohorn goby
photo by Ramani Shirantha

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; dH range: 8; depth range 0 - 5 m, amphidromous
Distribution:  Asia: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (Ref. 13235); Japan (Ref.43239). Oceania: New Guinea. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13235), Micronesia (Ref. 59012). Africa: Mozambique. Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mayotte (Ref. 55749).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Distinguished by the following characteristics: moderate-sized Redigobius; single black band extending down and back from tip of first dorsal fin; distinct black band extending from eye diagonally across opercle to lower edge of pectoral fin base; first dorsal fin tall and elongate, third or fourth spine longest; opercle with small ctenoid scales; 14 circumpeduncular scales; second dorsal rays modally I,7; anal rays I,6; pectoral rays 16-17; longitudinal scales 23-25; TRB 9-11; predorsal scales 9-12 (Ref. 84480).
Biology:  Adults inhabit coastal estuaries, lakes (Ref. 48637), and entering lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894). Also found in quiet mangrove estuarine habitats (Ref. 84480). Also Ref. 43716.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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