General Description
Body relatively deep; first dorsal fin often higher than second dorsal fin, especially in males; second dorsal and anal fins beginning with a spine. Body relatively dark, greyish brown and mottled with reddish spots forming stripes on dorsal fin; a thin brown bar from eye to middle of jaw; midsides with 5-8 dark brown blotches; a thin broken silver stripe just below midsides; a wide v-shaped brown bar before tail; head and anal fin dark in males, fin clear in females; first dorsal fin black anteriorly. To 6 cm.
Biology
A common species on sandy areas. Males signal to others with their high dorsal fin.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Sandy areas near seagrass beds and rocky reefs in bays and estuaries, in depths of 0-20 m.
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Small and slender, greyish brown and mottled with reddish, thin brown bar from eye to middle of jaw, midsides with 5-8 dark brown blotches, first dorsal fin black anteriorly.
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Maximum Size
6 cm
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Castelnau, 1872)
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Common Name
Sailfin Goby
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Species Name
pulchellus
