Matsuno's pygmygoby
📖 Overview
Overview information for Matsuno's pygmygoby is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 25 - 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: predorsal scales 6; first dorsal fin without elongate and filamentous spine; fifth pelvic-fin ray unbranched, the basal membrane reduced; interorbital groove is shallow; interorbital space wide and bony width 75-77% of pupil diameter; absence of opercle scales; when fresh scale pockets with deep orange margins; when alive, 8 yellowish orange saddles over the dorsal midline and 6 saddles on the ventral midline .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Matsuno's pygmygoby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 53 - 56 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
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🔍 Similar Species
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