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Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Microphysogobio: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, physa = to blow + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); exilicauda: Derived from a combination of the Latin word exilis, meaning thin or slender, and cauda, meaning tail, in reference to the slender caudal peduncle of this new species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Pearl River basin in Guangdong Province, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95514)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 88. Huigobio exilicauda differs from H. chenhsienensis by the possession of a slender caudal peduncle (depth 6.8-7.8 vs. 9.0-10.5% of SL; length 17.1-19.5 vs. 13.9-16.3% of SL) and a narrower interorbital space than eye diameter, with width 23.0-27.2 (vs. 28.5-37.4) % of HL (Ref. 95514).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jiang, Z.-G. and E. Zhang, 2013. Molecular evidence for taxonomic status of gudgeon genus Huigobio Fang, 1938 (Teleostei: Cypriniformes), with a description of a new species from Guangdong Province, South China. Zootaxa 3731(1):71-182. (Ref. 95514)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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