Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Unbranched infraorbital canal, very short upward and downward branches of lateral line. Anal fin dark with many darker spots (Ref. 37424). First dorsal spine is extended with a filament in males. This species has double series of small pearly spots along lower sides (Ref. 48636).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Diplogrammus

Species: Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Climate Zone

Location

• Pacific Ocean: Viet Nam to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), north to southeastern China and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and Norfolk Island.

Biology

Inhabits coastal bays and estuaries (Ref. 48636), over sand, mud, or dead coral rubble of lagoons and outer reef slopes. Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates. Usually buried in substrate. Occurs in small groups (Ref. 48636). May also be solitary (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless