Silhouettea insinuans Smith, 1959
Phantom goby
Silhouettea insinuans
photo by SFSA

 Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
 Max. size:  4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: offshore islands in the western Indian Ocean and from Bazaruto, Mozambique northward. Also known from Western Australia (Ref. 49596) and Japan (Ref. 559).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 13-13. Yellowish in color, with white saddles and faint brown spots above; anal fin with dusky tips; chin black (Ref. 2798).
 Biology:  Sand-dweller, occurs in areas where freshwater streams ran dead in beach sand (Ref. 4343). Generally found with Kraemeria samoensis Steindachner, 1906. Rarely in brackish water (Ref. 559).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 05.05.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 24.07.05
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 11.07.94

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