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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Ancistrogobius:Name from Greek word 'agkistros' meaning fishhook and Gobius , a genus name of gobiine fish, in reference to the short, ventrally directed, spur-like preopercular spine; yoshigoui:Named for H. Yoshigou, who provided five paratypes and valuable information about this species. Eponymy: Hidenori Yoshigou is (1998–present) a research zoologist and systematist with the environmental company, Chugai Technos, Hiroshima, Japan. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Western Pacific: Japan, Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 84001)
Kort beskrivning Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 10; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9. This species is unique from its congeners by having the following characters: lacks a filamentous spine on the first dorsal fin (the third spine subequal in length to preceding spine); 19-20, typically 20 pectoral-fin rays; head and most of nape no scales, predorsal scales absent; pelvic fins fused medially with well developed connecting membrane and frenum; fifth segmented ray of pelvic fin 91.8-94.9% of preceding ray in length; below the eye faint, dusky blotches (not forming vertical bar); distal tip of first dorsal fin with a black blotch, wide, extending posteriorly to middle or more posterior part of third interspinal membrane; sensory papilla rows x^1 and x^2 not continuous, interrupted by row trp; sensory papilla rows trp extending dorsally to slightly above a longitudinal line through rows x^1 + x^2; anterior tip of sensory papilla row b extending or not to row 4 and well apart from row (Ref. 84001). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Collected from sandy-mud or silt bottoms at depths of 5-30 m (Ref. 84001).
Shibukawa, K., T. Yoshino and G.R. Allen, 2010. Ancistrogobius, a new cheek-spine goby genus from the West Pacific and Red Sea, with descriptions of four new species (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A, (Suppl. 4):67-87. (Ref. 84001)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
