| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous |
| Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to Central and northern South America. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9 |
| Adults inhabit tidal creeks, mangroves and other quiet, fresh to fully saline coastal waters (Ref. 7251) with salinity ranging from 0.0 to 39.3 ppt (Ref. 97140). Opportunistic feeder, ingests diverse crustaceans, molluscs and barnacles, greatest part of their food comprises algae (Ref. 92840) |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Found in the mouths of rivers and inland lagoons of Belize. Reported from Río Papaloápan, Alvarado, Veracruz and Mexico (Ref. 30499). Also known from Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays. This was observed as a rare species in Belize (Ref. 128811). |
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