Freckled goby
📖 Overview
Solitary or in pairs . Inhabits estuaries and lagoons, on shallow sand-rubble substrates at few meters depths .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. Characterized by white-edged brown stripe from snout, through eye, to anterior side below first dorsal fin, similar stripe on cheek to pectoral fin base; dark freckling on snout; presence of short bars on back; upper caudal fin base with dark spot; first and second dorsal fin equal in height; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 55-61; predorsal scales 25-30; scales dorsally on opercle, absent on cheek; ctenoid body scales; cycloid scales on nape, abdomen, and opercle; depth of body 4.5 in SL .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Freckled goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Freckled goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Freckled goby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 14 m . Tropical West Pacific: Myanmar, Indonesia to Micronesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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