Dwarf goby
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Dwarf goby ( Pandaka pygmaea ) |
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The goby ( Pandaka pygmaea ) is one of the smallest fish in the world. Male dwarf gobies are only 0.9 to 1.1 cm long, while females reach 1.5 cm.
features
The head and neck of the dwarf goby are scaly. On the sides of the body there are four bands formed from individual dark spots. With the exception of the pelvic fins, the bases of all fins are more pigmented.
- Fin formula : dorsal VII / 6–7, anal I / 6–7.
- Scale formula : mLR 22–25.
Spread and endangerment
The pygmy goby lives in fresh and brackish water , in rivers, estuaries and mangrove areas in the Philippines ( Culion , Palawan ), Singapore and Indonesia ( Bali , Sulawesi ). The population in the Philippines may now have become extinct due to pollution of their home waters. The IUCN lists the species as critically endangered.
Web links
Commons : dwarf goby - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Pandaka pygmaea on Fishbase.org (English)
- Pandaka pygmaea in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 1996. Posted by: World Conservation Monitoring Center, 2008. Accessed November 20, 2012th