| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 3.16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.52 cm SL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 101 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Japan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is readily distinguished from its congeners in having the following characters: head barbels absent (vs. present); segmented dorsal-fin rays 8-9 (vs. typically 10-12); longitudinal scales 24-26 (vs. > 30); transverse scales 8-9 from anal-fin base upward and forward to base of dorsal fin (vs. 12 or more); scales present on upper part of cheek and operculum (vs. absent) (Ref. 84002). |
| All type specimens were captured by a beam trawl at the depth of 101 m; no substratum data of the habitat were available. Found with many other fish specimens, e.g., the champsodontid
Champsodon snyderi and the gobiid Amblychaeturichthys sciistius (Ref. 84002). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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