Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body elongate; small head; body scaled; color light, tan or orangish dorsally, silvery ventrally; dark spot on gill cover; dark spot outlined in white or lighter color on back anteriorly; dark spot at base of tail fin; pelvic fins united to form 1 fin; tail long and pointed (lanceolate); eyes almost on top of head. |
Similar Species |
Other gobies have shorter tail fins. |
Habitat |
Bay and Gulf |
Maximum Size |
30 cm (12 in), common to 10 cm (4 in) |
Fin Element Counts |
D. VI+14; A. 15 (explain) |
Other Common Names |
sharptail goby |
Previous Scientific Names |
G. hastatus, G. gracillimus |
Comments |
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State size/bag limits |
None; Check for state record. |