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Yano’s cheek-hook goby (Ancistrogobius yanoi)
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Ecological Illustration of Yano’s cheek-hook goby (Ancistrogobius yanoi)
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Gobiidae

Yano’s cheek-hook goby

Ancistrogobius yanoi

A filamentous third dorsal spine trails through shallows

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Yano’s cheek-hook goby is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 3.7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Gobies and Allies
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Ancistrogobius
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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