| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
3.65 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.91 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Oceania: New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11. Small and elegant, vertical trunk bars very faint in both sexes; first dorsal fin in males with short bars on membrane that do not appear as scribbles; second dorsal fin similarly marked; first dorsal fin in females with midlateral band and dusky margin, second dorsal with dusky spots forming two rows on membrane; predorsal midline with 2 to 18 scales, usually fully scaled, but may be with naked patches; belly anteriorly naked close to pelvic base; breast naked. Smallest species of the genus known. |
| Biology: |
Inhabits freshwater streams. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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