Echinogobius hayashii, Cheek-streaked goby

Echinogobius hayashii Iwata, Hosoya & Niimura, 1998

Cheek-streaked goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Echinogobius: Greek, echinos = sea urchin, hedgehog + see under Gobius; hayashii: Named for Masayoshi Hayashi.
Eponymy: Dr Masayoshi Hayashi is Curator, Yokosuka City Museum. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 30347). Temperate

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Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia and Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30347)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12. Characterized by pale grey color grading to white ventrally; presence of blue-edged red to pink band from occiput to cheek; side of body with variable-sized brown spots on side of body and on dorsal and caudal fins; some larger spots (on shoulder region and first dorsal fin) surrounded by small blue-white spots; upper half of side of body and along base of second dorsal fin with scattered small blue-white spots; hard and pungent first dorsal spine of first dorsal fin, fifth spine forming short filaments; lanceolate caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 29-32; all scales cycloid; predorsal scales absent; depth of body 6.8-7.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on clear sandy bottoms with fast tidal currents. Retreats in burrows made possibly by sea cucumbers or polychaetes (Ref. 30347).

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Iwata, A., S. Hosoya and Y. Niimura, 1998. Echinogobius hayashii, a new genus and species of Gobiidae. Ichthyol. Res. 45(2):113-119. (Ref. 30347)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2023

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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