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> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pseudogobius:Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); taijiangensis:Name refers to the main distributional range of this species in the brackish water habitats and also mangroves around the 'Taijiang National Park' and nearby region of western Taiwan.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet Ökologie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 6 - 8; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 6 - 7. This species can be diagnosed from other congeners by the unique combinations of the following characters: second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 6-8 rays (modally 7), anal fin with 1 spine and 6-7 rays (modally 7), pectoral fin with 14-17 rays (modally 17) and first dorsal fin low, rounded and lacking filaments; lateral body with large ctenoid scales, longitudinal scale rows 26-28 (modally 27), predorsal scales 8-9 (modally 8); body with 3-4 longitudinal stripes throughout the trunk, first dorsal fin membrane with a big circle blue spot on their first dorsal fin membrane (Ref. 94984). Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occurs in brackish water habitat of estuary, mangrove and earthen pond (Ref. 94984).
Larson, H.K. and M.P. Hammer, 2021. A revision of the gobiid fish genus Pseudogobius (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Tridentigerinae), with description of seven new species from Australia and South-east Asia. Zootaxa 4961(1):1-85. (Ref. 126575)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
