| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Amblyopinae |
| 30.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; brackish; marine |
| Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-49; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 35-44; Vertebrae: 30-34. Pectoral -fin rays free and silk-like. Caudal fin long; SL more than 80% of TL (Ref. 45316). Two (rarely 3) anal fin pterygiophores preceding first haemal spine. Cycloid scales embedded on head and body. Eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin. Several short barbels may be present on underside of chin (Ref. 45323). |
| A species that creates elaborate burrows in mud. Its burrows are tunnel-shaped, vertical, and extend to depths of 50-90 cm into the substrate; 4-9 other smaller tunnels radiate from the primary tunnel and connect to the outside. Feeds on a variety of food including bivalves, crustaceans, cephalopods, and small fishes (Ref. 45323). At low tide, this fish is a facultative breather (Ref. 92840). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Shantou (holotype of G. petersenii), Fuzhou, Woosung, Shanghai, Chihli (syntypes of T. petshiliensis); Lüshun (holotype of T. abbotti) (Ref. 45323). Also reported as O. rubicundus
from the drainages in Guangdong Province (Huanggang He and its river mouth; Han Jiang and its river mouth; Lian Jiang and its river mouth; Longjin He and its river mouth; Dong Jiang; Zhu Jiang delta; Moyang Jiang and its river mouth; Suiqi He and its river mouth), and from drainages in Hainan Island and their river mouths (Ref. 33496). Also Ref. 31517. |
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