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Mugilogobius hitam Larson, Geiger, Hadiaty & Herder, 2014 |
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photo by
Pasteur, L. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range - 2 m | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Lake Towuti in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. Distinguished by following characters: second dorsal fin with I,7-8 rays, usually I,8; pectoral fin with 15-16 rays, usually 15; 31-35 longitudinal scales; 9-12 transverse scales backward; 12-14 scales around caudal peduncle; 17-21 small predorsal scales, reaching to slightly anterior of rear preopercular margin; ctenoid scales on sides of body extending forward in wedge to behind pectoral fin; sensory papillae on head in distinct transverse pattern; side of the body with numerous short papilla rows; gill opening oblique, shoulder girdle smooth; first spine of dorsal fin longest in males, second spine longest in females, no spines elongate; and head, body and fin rays plain dark brown to blackish (Ref. 97638). | |||
| Biology: | Observed to hide in the warm shallows, deep among coarse gravel substrate. Occurs syntopically with Mugilogobius latifrons and Glossogobius flavipinnis in shallow gravel habitats (Ref. 97638). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||