| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range - 2 m |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Lake Towuti in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. Distinguished by following characters: second dorsal fin with I,7-8 rays, usually I,8; pectoral fin with 15-16 rays, usually 15; 31-35 longitudinal scales; 9-12 transverse scales backward; 12-14 scales around caudal peduncle; 17-21 small predorsal scales, reaching to slightly anterior of rear preopercular margin; ctenoid scales on sides of body extending forward in wedge to behind pectoral fin; sensory papillae on head in distinct transverse pattern; side of the body with numerous short papilla rows; gill opening oblique, shoulder girdle smooth; first spine of dorsal fin longest in males, second spine longest in females, no spines elongate; and head, body and fin rays plain dark brown to blackish (Ref. 97638). |
| Biology: |
Observed to hide in the warm shallows, deep among coarse gravel substrate. Occurs syntopically with Mugilogobius latifrons and Glossogobius flavipinnis in shallow gravel habitats (Ref. 97638). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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