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Vanneaugobius longignathus Kovačić, Schliewen & Böhmer, 2025 |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 26 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic: São Tomé and Príncipe. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: head wide and depressed; mouth anterior tip above level of lower eye edge; posterior angle of jaw ending posteriorly below posterior iris; suborbital longitudinal row b anteriorly ending distant behind the vertical to the posterior edge of eye; absence of a transverse rows c above or below row b; six suborbital transverse c rows of sensory papillae; suborbital longitudinal row d divided; and anterior dorsal transverse row o distant at the dorsal midline from the equivalent row (Ref. 138099). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||