Limmon’s coral goby

📖 Overview

Limmon’s coral goby (Gobiodon limmoni), first described by Wibowo, Harefa, Mokodongan, Priyadi & Peristiwady, 2026 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 2.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 2 to 4 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin rays VI-I/10; anal-fin rays I/8; pectoral-fin rays 17?19 (mode 18); head and body without scales; gill opening large, extending ventrally to level with lowermost pectoral-fin base; absence of groove between isthmus and interopercle; presence of post-symphysial canine teeth; prepelvic-fin length 30.6-34.5% of SL; body depth at pelvic- and anal-fin origins 29.9-34.0% of SL and 23.0-26.8% of SL, respectively; ground colour of head and body greenish-brown to greenish-grey, with interconnected, vertically-oblique irregular reddish-orange spots and vermiculate bars on cheek and opercular regions; and absence of distinct dusky spot on posterodorsal tip of gill opening .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Limmon’s coral goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 4 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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