Callogobius dorsomaculatus Akihito & Ikeda, 2021

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  3.69 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 6 - 15 m
Distribution:  Norhwest Pacific: Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is sistinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: longitudinal row scales 20-26; transverse row scales 7-9; predorsal scales 6-10; posterior margin of pelvic fins is concave, the fourth ray longest, no frenum, connecting membrane 60.2-66.1% of pelvic fin length; with cephalic sensory canal pores B’C(s)D(s)EFH’ or B’C(s)D(s)EFGH’; Row 16 11R + 1P; Row 20; lower part of the first dorsal fin with a dark blotch (Ref. 124175).
Biology:  Found under deeply accumulated coral rubble in 6 to 15 m depth (Ref. 124175).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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