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Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea; Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Indonesia (Bali and Flores), Micronesia (Yap), but probably ranges widely in the East Indian Ocean.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 114936); 3.3 cm SL (female)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 13 - 14; Anale stekels: 1; Anale zachte stralen: 13 - 14; Wervels: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI + I,13-14; A I,13-14; caudal fin moderately lanceolate, in adults slightly longer than head length; longitudinal scales 56-60; transverse scales 15-17; body scales are entirely cycloid; scaleless on head except side of nape with 14-18 rows of cycloid scales; color when alive grayish with two dark reddish-brown stripes on head and body; the upper stripe across snout, through mid-eye, ending below middle of soft dorsal fin, while the lower stripe from rear maxilla to middle base of caudal fin with portion on opercle containing a prominent oval dark-brown spot (usually larger than pupil) and stripe ending in a prominent triangular dark brown spot on caudal-fin base; small brown saddles along the back and across predorsal region; small (slightly less than pupil size) ocellus on the upper rays of caudal fin (Ref. 114936). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2016. Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: Amblygobius) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 24:10-23. (Ref. 114936)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
