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Cabillus lacertops Smith, 1959 Lizard cabillus |
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photo by
Winterbottom, R. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: South Africa, Ryukyu Islands, and the east coast of northern Australia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Characterized by semi-translucent whitish with short dark band below eye; head and body with irregular blackish spots and blotches; black markings on dorsal fins; sometimes with blackish pelvic and anal fins; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 28; absence of median predorsal scales; prepectoral area without scales; scaled prepelvic area; depressed head, head depth about 1.3 in head width; opening of gill restricted to base of pectoral pectoral fin; depth of body 4.5-5.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits sandy bottoms among coral reefs. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||