Griffiths' pygmygoby
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal reefs to about 30 meters depth, usually hovers near caves . Forms small to large mid-water aggregations, often upside down on ceilings of caves .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by translucent pinkish body color with narrow scale margins; orange pink abdomen and most of head, merging with tapered pink stripe to middle caudal fin base; midline of snout with whitish stripe; median fins with faint spotting; second dorsal spine elongate and filamentous; all pectoral rays unbranched; fifth pelvic ray branched, 80% length of fourth ray; pelvic frenum and rudimentary basal membrane absent; longitudinal scale series 23-24; predorsal scales 4-5; no scales on cheek; single cycloid scale on upper opercle; depth of body 4.2-4.8 in SL .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Griffiths' pygmygoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Griffiths' pygmygoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Griffiths' pygmygoby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 40 m . Tropical West Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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