Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 41; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 32 - 39; Vertebrae: 27. Eyes rudimentary but distinct, covered by skin. Mouth oblique. Several short barbels may be present on underside of chin. Pectoral -fin rays free and silk-like. Three anal fin pterygiophores preceding first haemal spine. Cycloid scales embedded on head and body. Caudal fin very long (Ref. 45323).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Odontamblyopus

Species: Odontamblyopus rubicundus (Hamilton, 1822)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occurs in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 4833).

Habitat

brackish