Mud pygmygoby
📖 Overview
Found in an area consisted of pieces of metal wreckage and discarded tyres on mud bottom; it either rested on the bottom or hovered in midwater in the shady recesses of the wreckage or tyres .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VI + I,9 (rarely 10), with the second spine elongated and filamentous, reaching caudal-fin base when fully developed; A I,8 (rarely 9);the fifth pelvic ray is branched, 62-71% length of fourth pelvic ray; the bony interorbital 46-62% pupil diameter; the midline of predorsal broadly scaleless; no scales on cheek and opercle; in life mainly bright orange-red except white on breast and belly, the lower half of head, also white stripe on midline of snout in life .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mud pygmygoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mud pygmygoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mud pygmygoby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 18 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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