Favonigobius lateralis

Gobiidae
Long-finned Goby
  • Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Gippsland Lakes, Vic, Photo: Don Love
    Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Gippsland Lakes, Vic, Photo: Don Love
  • Favonigobius lateralis, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Favonigobius lateralis, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Gippsland Lakes, Vic, Photo: Don Love
    Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Gippsland Lakes, Vic, Photo: Don Love
  • Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Portarlington, Vic, Photo: Andrew Green
    Favonigobius lateralis, Adult, Portarlington, Vic, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Numerous thin white stripes running vertically across the lower half of the body behind the pectoral fins. Other features are a relatively flattened head, a long anal fin with the tip nearly reaching the tail fin, and black blotches on the side of the body.
Information
  • Max Size: 9 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 10.3-24.9°C
  • Depth: 0-7m
  • Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (13 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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