Glossogobius hanisii

Glossogobius hanisii Zarei, Chakona & Schliewen, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Glossogobius: Greek, glossa = tongue + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); hanisii: Name 'hanisii' in honor of Mr Vuyani Hanisi for his long-standing and exceptional contributions to the NRF-SAIAB National Fish Collection.

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Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Madagascar, Eswatini and South Africa.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137838)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 27 - 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: head and body pigmented, presence of eyes; predorsal midline naked or with up to seven scales, not extending over opercle; sides of predorsal area scaled to mid-opercle or behind it; all suborbital papillae lines 7-11 and those underside of head 12-13 single rows; anterior half of papillae Line 5 below eye double, single row posteriorely; presence of distinct predorsal blotch; blotch on caudal-fin base double and round, with the posterior blotch being slightly larger; pectoral-fin rays count 18-20, usually 18-19, having lighter coloration on the head and body; and fewer midlateral blotches 5-6, usually 5 (Ref. 137838).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Zarei, F., Y. Sithole, U. Schliewen, R. Bills and A. Chakona, 2025. Integrative systematics of the taxonomically complex gobiid genus Glossogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the south-western Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 203:zlaf023. (Ref. 137838)

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

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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