| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 1.98 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 23 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Phuket, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8. This species is distinguished by having predorsal scales; second and third dorsal spines not elongated; with interorbital and postorbital trenches; opercular scales 2; a single dichotomous branch in the fifth pelvic-fin ray; when alive has three or four rows of yellow to orange blotches along the body and a narrow red bar on the vertical limb of the preopercle (Ref. 59340); characterized further by having longitudinal scale series 21-25; predorsal scales 4-5; cheek without scales; depth of body 4.3 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Collected specimens came from patch reefs and coral slopes with diverse coral cover, except for the 3 specimens collected from a steep (45°) wall of large boulders with little algal or coral growth (Ref. 59340). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 September 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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