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Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935) Rhinohorn goby |
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Ramani Shirantha |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; dH range: 8; depth range 0 - 5 m, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (Ref. 13235); Japan (Ref.43239). Oceania: New Guinea. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 13235), Micronesia (Ref. 59012). Africa: Mozambique. Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mayotte (Ref. 55749). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Distinguished by the following characteristics: moderate-sized Redigobius; single black band extending down and back from tip of first dorsal fin; distinct black band extending from eye diagonally across opercle to lower edge of pectoral fin base; first dorsal fin tall and elongate, third or fourth spine longest; opercle with small ctenoid scales; 14 circumpeduncular scales; second dorsal rays modally I,7; anal rays I,6; pectoral rays 16-17; longitudinal scales 23-25; TRB 9-11; predorsal scales 9-12 (Ref. 84480). | |||
| Biology: | Adults inhabit coastal estuaries, lakes (Ref. 48637), and entering lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894). Also found in quiet mangrove estuarine habitats (Ref. 84480). Also Ref. 43716. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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