Rao's hover goby (Parioglossus raoi)

Scientific name: Parioglossus raoi Herre, 1939

Rao's hover goby (Parioglossus raoi)

The Rao's hover goby (Parioglossus raoi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ptereleotridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Indonesia. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Body yellowish brown with a black longitudinal stripe and a bright blue spot between dorsal spines 5 and 6. SL to 25 mm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parioglossus raoi
Family
Ptereleotridae (Dartfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Indonesia. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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