| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae |
| Max. size: |
9.04 cm SL (male/unsexed); 8.77 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: rivers entering the Mindanao Sea and eastern Mindanao of the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11. A very robust species, males 22 to 24% of SL at origin of second dorsal fin; steep snout; breast scaled; predorsal scales 15-21, usually 17-18, always fully scaled. |
| Biology: |
Reported from rivers and estuaries over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 34009). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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