| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 5.16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.3 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 99 - 165 m |
| Northwest Pacific: East China Sea and Japan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinct from its congeners in having the following characters: second dorsal-fin rays I, 9-10 (almost always I, 9); anal-fin rays I, 9-10 (almost always I, 9); scaled cheek and pectoral-fin base; asymmetrical caudal fin, with fifth or sixth segmented ray slightly elongate and longest; head length (HL), 28.8-33.5% of SL; eye diameter 32.7-37.3% HL, 9.6-12.3% of SL; grayish body with about 7 narrow, transverse yellow bars (pale in preservation); absence of distinct black-and-white barred pattern on caudal fin (Ref. 75138). |
| It has been suggested that some specimens were possibly captured from sandy or sandy-mud bottoms in the center and/or western parts of Tosa Bay at the depths of 30-100 m (Ref. 75138). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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A single MNHN specimen (MNHN 2002-2974) was collected from the country, is most probably identical with this species. However, since the specimen
is heavily damaged, it was not included within the type series (Ref. 75138). |
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