Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Thick dark bar under the eye, a short dark bar on the tail base, and a black spot at the front of first dorsal fin (Ref. 37816); characterized further by prolonged fourth dorsal spine, forming long filament in adult; longitudinal scale series 24; ctenoid scales on body, becoming cycloid anterior to pelvic and pectoral fins; 3-7 spines on rear edge of preopercle, lowermost often larger than others; rounded caudal fin; depth of body 3.7-4.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

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Eyebar spiny goby , English , Micronesia

Madara-hoshihaze , Japanese , Japan

棘星塘鱧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

棘星塘鱧 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

棘星塘鳢 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bia , Tagalog , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Asterropteryx

Species: Asterropteryx spinosa (Goren, 1981)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).

Biology

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Inhabits lagoon reefs (Ref. 37816). Found on sandy and muddy bottoms of coral rubble (Ref. 43239). Depth range 1-30 (Ref 90102).

Habitat

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associated