Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years |
demersal |
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, including the Suez Canal. |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-12 |
Inshore shallows, on sand. Feed on harpacticoid copepods and nematodes; also oligochaetes, gastropods and other meiobenthos. Life span probably does not go beyond 2 years (Ref. 44579). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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