Redigobius penango (Popta, 1922)

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Distinguished by the following characteristics: robust and with rounded head; cycloid scales on body, sometimes with few weakly ctenoid scales on caudal peduncle; body light greyish with scale margins outlined in dark grey to brown, forming reticulate pattern; dorsal and caudal fins finely barred; second dorsal rays I,7-8; anal rays I,6-7; pectoral rays 14-18; longitudinal scales 22-26; TRB 7-10; predorsal scales 8-14; anterior most scale sometimes enlarged (Ref. 84480).
Biology:  Found in freshwater streams and rivers (Ref. 84480).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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