Luciogobius Fonticola
📖 Overview
Found in the river mouth on a gravel substrate composed of sand and pebbles, where freshwater springs flow from gaps between the pebbles .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 30 - 31. Diagnosed from all other species of Luciogobius by having the following combination of characters: eye small and degenerated, embedded beneath skin, obscured after fixation; body naked, without scales; dermal ridge on cheek lacking barbels; second dorsal-fin origin slightly anterior ro anal fin; pelvic fin present; no free soft rays on upper and lower ends of pectoral fin; second dorsal-fin rays modally I,8; anal-fin rays modally I,8; branched caudal-fin rays modally 8+7; vertebrae modally 15=16=31; interorbit region flat; upper jaw length 10.5% in SL; 39.2% in head length; predorsal length 261.2% head length; preanal length 267.9% in head length; caudal peduncle depth 7.3% in SL .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Luciogobius Fonticola is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Brackish; demersal. Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Abe and Oi River Systems entering Suruga Bay, on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.
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