Luciogobius chaojinensis
Luciogobius chaojinensis Chen, Ren, Jiang, Wang & Chang, 2024

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  3.02 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D2 I,10 and A I,11, pectoral-fin rays modally 13, with one upper, short free soft ray; vertebrae 20 + 21 = 41. Colouration: head and body with small tiny blackish brown spots, with head of males having densely-set small blackish brown spots; second dorsal fin brown and darker on the lower half; pectoral fin base on upper 1/2 region with round melanophores, and pectoral fin membrane is mostly spotless (Ref. 133051).
Biology:  Collected by hand-net from coastal waters or rivers (Ref. 133051).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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