Schismatogobius vitiensis Jenkins & Boseto, 2005
Schismatogobius vitiensis
photo by Poganowski, J.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  4.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.09999990463257 - 6.25; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Oceania: Fiji.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Distinguished from all other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: 8-9 anal rays; dorsal fins with VI - I,9-10 rays; first dorsal fin with a diagonal black band; females with a thin dark band crossing the chin; juvenile females with a triangular dark patch in region of isthmus; orange pigmentation on dorsal surface of body, and caudal and pectoral fin bases in both juveniles and adults; light blue or turquoise mottling on the head, nape and dorsal surface; sexually dimorphic head morphology (% HL), head lengths similar, males with 5% greater eye diameter and 30% greater lower jaw length, females with 5% greater snout length, 7% greater post orbital length and 6 % greater head width; sexually dimorphic fin morphology (% SL), males with 5% larger first dorsal fin base and females with 7% larger pectoral and 5 % larger pelvic fins (Ref. 55545).
Biology:  Seems to prefer shallow and clear water riffles with slow or moderate current speed and with a substrate of small boulders and gravel (Ref. 55545).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 September 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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