Miki's dwarfgoby

📖 Overview

Inhabits rich coral reef slopes with moderate tidal currents, in small groups on large coral heads .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Pectoral fin rays simple; spinous dorsal fin moderately elongate in both sexes, second and third rays longest, fifth pelvic fin ray well developed, two-tenths to three-tenths length of fourth ray; cephalic sensory pore system lacking IT and PITO pores, and AITO pore single (except double in smallest paratype) and very small; posterior rays of second dorsal and anal fins elongate, forming a lanceolate shape; preserved specimens generally whitish with dark pigment along base of anal fin, extending along ventral edge of caudal peduncle; small dark spot usually present at lower caudal fin base; nostrils dark and pair of brown spots of variable intensity usually present on top of head, just behind eyes .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Miki's dwarfgoby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Miki's dwarfgoby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Miki's dwarfgoby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 25 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Seychelles (Amirante Islands), Chagos Archipelago, Maldives, Thailand (Andaman Sea), and Indonesia (Sumatra).

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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