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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Glossogobius: Greek, glossa = tongue + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); gnomus: From the Latin 'gnomus', meaning fabled being or dwarf, in allusion to the small size of this species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: West Papua Province and Aru islands in Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116998)
This species inhabits small stream, with width of about 2-4 and depth of up to 2 m, near the coast, slowly flowing through closed-canopy rainforest. The stream has very clear water with rocks, sand, mud, and tree debris on the bottom. In Aru Islands, specimens were recorded from a moderately fast flowing stream, with substrate comprising of white sand, leaf litter and fallen trunk (Ref. 116998).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hoese, D.F., G.R. Allen and R.K. Hadiaty, 2017. Description of three new species of dwarf Glossogobius from New Guinea and northern Australia. Cybium 41(2):179-193. (Ref. 116998)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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