Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38 - 42; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 36 - 41; Vertebrae: 30 - 31. Head and body tan brown; chin with diffused blackish blotch; dorsal surface of head along dorsum to caudal fin dusky brown; midpoint of caudal fin posteriad blackish; other fins translucent. Cycloid scales embedded on head and body, non-imbricated. Eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin. Mouth oblique, with 8 small barbels on underside of chin (small barbels occasionally on juveniles). Pectoral -fin rays free and silk-like (Ref. 45316).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Odontamblyopus

Species: Odontamblyopus rebecca Murdy & Shibukawa, 2003

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless