Pearl goby
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. Pectoral fin rays entire. Predorsal cycloid scale 7-10, ctenoid on trunk. Few spots on nape; a dusky line running from eye dorsal to sensory pore path, ending at or before pectoral fin base; wavy brown lines on the snout. Pelvic and distal part of anal fins darker in males than in females. Appressed anal fin reaching within a distance of 1-2 scales of caudal fin in male, 2-4 scales in female; appressed 2nd dorsal slightly overlapping caudal in male. Some males exhibit 3-4 vertical bars on abdomen and 2-3 horizontal bars in 1st dorsal fin ; longitudinal scale series 30-32; no scales on cheek and opercle; body depth 4.9-6.1 in SL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Genital papilla of male reaching anal spine. Female genital papilla truncate, ending well before origin of anal fin.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 12 m . Tropical; 15°N - 40°S
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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