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Austrolethops wardi Whitley, 1935

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Brown in color; 1st dorsal fin dark; front of 2nd dorsal and anal fins pale, back part dark; caudal fin pale; pectoral fins light to dusky, with dark bar; pelvic fins black (Ref. 2798). Eyes small (Ref. 1602); characterized further by separated pelvic fins; completely absent scales on head and body; second dorsal and anal fins without spines; depth of body 4.5-4.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

  • Kaaltjie-dikkop , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Nudey goby , English , South Africa
  • Small-eyed goby , English , Guam
  • Small-eyed goby , English , Micronesia
  • Small-eyed goby , English , Global
  • 华氏软塘鳢 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 華氏軟塘鱧 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 華氏軟塘鱧 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • Bia , Tagalog , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Gobiiformes

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Austrolethops

    Species: Austrolethops wardi Whitley, 1935

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa to southern Great Barrier Reef, north to Guam.

    • Biology

    Lives among coral rubble.

    Habitat

    associated