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Pandaka silvana (Barnard, 1943) Dwarfgoby |
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photo by
Goebbels, D. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: northern Mozambique to Knysna, South Africa (Ref. 2798, 4343). | |||
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Description: Mouth small, reaches to below front of eye (Ref. 2798). Dorsal fin with 6 spines and 7 soft rays; anal fin with 7 soft rays; pectoral fin with 14-16 soft rays (Ref. 2798). Scales on lateral line 20-22; head, pectoral fin base and prepelvic naked; predorsal with scales just before dorsal fin, naked in front; 0-3 predorsal scales (Ref. 2798). Colouration: Body with irregular black spots and oblique bars; 4 black spots along anal-fin base and lower part of caudal peduncle; 1st dorsal fin black anteriorly (Ref. 2798). |
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| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||