Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body elongate, head small, color light gray to brown, dark blotches along back and midbody, 2 dark vertical lines beneath 1st dorsal fin, sometimes the appearance of diagonal lines on upper body; in life will have blue and yellow iridescent colors, stripes on cheek, behind gill plate and on fin margins; may have dark longitudinal bar beneath eye; laterally compressed; scaled; pelvic fins united into 1 fin; in males several spines in 1st dorsal fin elongate and threadlike; females with spots on dorsal fins and upper tail fin. |
Similar Species |
The color pattern on the body is distinct, and combined with the iridescence, should easily distinguish this goby from others |
Habitat |
Bay, muddy bottoms in seagrassed or protected waters, sometimes enters freshwater |
Maximum Size |
8 cm (3 in) |
Fin Element Counts |
D. VII+I,14-16; A. I,15-17 (explain) |
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State size/bag limits |
None; Check for state record. |