Glossogobius clitellus Hoese & Allen, 2012

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  8.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia and Oceania: Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Diagnosis:  Distinguished by the following characters: mouth moderate; reaching to below mideye; operculum with a small patch of 3-7 cycloid scales dorsally; second dorsal I,9; pectoral rays 18-20 (usually 19); predorsal scale count 14-17; lateral canal short, ending above posterior preopercular margin, only one pore above preoperculum and the terminal pore; papilla line 6 absent; body with dark saddles dorsally and no dark lines on midside; first dorsal fin in males with a small black spot posteriorly behind fifth dorsal spine to end of fin, females without spot (Ref. 90210).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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