Gobiesox marijeanae Briggs, 1960
Lonely clingfish

Family:  Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Max. size:  5.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: San Juanito Island (Tres Marias Islands, Mexico).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Poor development of papillae on head; margin of upper lip smooth; dorsal origin much closer to upper pectoral base than to caudal base; anus located much closer to anal fin origin than to rear margin of disc and under 8th dorsal ray; eye 1.2 (1.0-1.4) in bony interorbital space and 5.6 (4.7-7.3) in head; tip of depressed anal fin extends well posterior (about an eye's diameter) to that of the depressed dorsal fin (Ref. 42104).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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