Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
Max. size: |
3.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowley Shoals. Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands and Palau. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Adults are uniformly black. |
Biology: |
Lives among branches of certain Pocillopora and Stylophora coral and Pavona cactus (Ref. 34765); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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