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Pseudogobiopsis festiva Male
Picture by
Larson, H.K.
Pseudogobiopsis festiva Female
Picture by
Larson, H.K.
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pseudogobiopsis:Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); festiva:From the Latin, festivus, meaning cheerful, delightful or humorous, all words which relate to the elongate smiling jaws of mature males (Ref. 80545). More on author: Larson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Asia: Malaysia. Known from the rainforest freshwater streams of Sarawak (Ref. 80545).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80545)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalspines (total): 7; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 10 - 16. A moderately slender Pseudogobiopsis with second dorsal rays I,7; anal rays modally I,7; pectoral rays 17-19; longitudinal scales 28-32; TRB 8-9; predorsal scales 8-13, reaching up to behind eyes; jaws enlarged in mature males; some headpores present, preopercular pores and posterior portion of oculoscapular canal absent; first spine of dorsal fin longest, occasionally filamentous in males; light sandy yellow with brown saddles and mottling, fins red in life, dorsal fins and caudal fins with rows of black or dark brown spots.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Larson, H.K., 2009. Review of the gobiid fish genera Eugnathogobius and Pseudogobiopsis (Gobioidei: Gobiidae: Gobionellinae), with descriptions of three new species. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57(1):127-181. (Ref. 80545)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
