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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Stenogobius: Greek, stenos = narrow + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); squamosus: The name is taken from the Latin word squamosus meaning scaled. This is in reference to the fact that it is the most scaled species of the Stenogobius examined from the Marquesas Is.

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Oceania: freshwater streams of Ua Pou, Marquesan Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34009); 7.9 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Species has most elongate caudal peduncle of all Insularigobius examined, 14-17% of SL, usually 15-16%; predorsal midline usually fully scaled, usually 17-19; scales in horizontal series 49-51, usually 50-51; opercle may or may not be scaled; one to two spots present on caudal peduncle (Ref. 34009).

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Watson, R.E., 1991. A provisional review of the genus Stenogobius with descriptions of a new subgenus and thirteen new species (Pisces: Teleostei: Gobiidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 15(3):627-710. (Ref. 34009)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Stenogobius squamosus Watson, 1991