| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to at least Pernambuco, Brazil; absent in the West Indies except Cuba (Ref. 7251). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-12 |
| Biology: |
Adults inhabit shallow, muddy bottoms of the continental shelf, often in turbid waters. Usually found among algae. A euryhaline species (Ref. 13628), with salinity ranging from 0.0 to 42.9 ppt (Ref. 97140). Also Ref. 7251. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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