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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Schismatogobius: Greek, schisma, -atos = crack, fissure + latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); insignis: Named for its handsome coloration.
More on author: Herre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia (Ref. 116448). Reported from Australia (Ref. 75154).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 439)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Preserved body whitish with 3 broad, brown crossbars dorsally, running diagonally forward downward to the belly; a wide brown blotch or crossband in front of first dorsal, above pectoral base. A series of brown or black reticulations on lower half of body behind pectoral; between all these bands, the body is sprinkled with minute brown specks, leaving the ground color as a series of white spots and dots. Large oblique mouth terminal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Found in shallow bays and river mouths (Ref. 439). Lotic freshwater, torrent dweller, benthic, sand bottom; buries in sand (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1927. The Philippine Bureau of Science monographic publications on fishes: gobies of the Philippines and China Sea. Monogr. Bur. Sci. Manila 23:1-352. (Ref. 439)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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