Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia

Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia

Five Point Five Centimeters Goby of Philippine Waters

Tropical
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia is a small species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae. It is known from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gnatholepis
Maximum length: 5.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: relatively restricted from the Cocos-Keeling Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, southern Japan, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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