Toothy goby
📖 Overview
Lives among soft coral, sponges, Tridacna, and broad-blade plants . Also inhabits coastal bays and reef slopes, found on a variety of host and also on algae from very shallow to at least 30 meters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Pale reddish in color . Gill rakers rudimentary . Transverse scales 7. Mouth large, maxillary extending to vertical from midline to eye. Midline of predorsal and nape naked but scaled on either side. Median fins low; first dorsal roughly triangular and shorter than anterior rays of second dorsal, which is quite low posteriorly. Pectoral large, extending to below gap between dorsal fins. Ventral fins large, frenum fimbriate ; characterized further by longitudinal scale series 20-27; broad gill opening, reaching to below half of eye; depth of body at anus5.3-6.8 in SL .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Toothy goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Toothy goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Benthic spawner.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 30 m . Tropical West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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