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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Clariger: Latin, clarias, -a, -um = shining +latin, gero = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic. Temperate
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
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Characterized by the following: no cheek barbels and caudal fin uniform grayish black with a pair of white spots on basal regions of both upper and lower lobes (Ref. 90262).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jang-Liaw, N.-H., Y.-H. Gong and I-S. Chen, 2012. A new marine gobiid species of the genus Clariger Jordan and Snyder (Gobiidae, Teleostei) from Taiwan. ZooKeys 199:13-21. (Ref. 90262)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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