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Diagnostic Description

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Distinguished by the following characteristics: brownish head and body; 5-7 dark vertical to oblique bars along side; curved oblique dark stripes on pale head; reddish unpaired fins; compressed head and body; second dorsal rays I,6-8; anal rays I,5-7; pectoral rays 16-19; longitudinal scales 23-26; TRB 8-11; predorsal scales 8-11; circumpeduncular scales 13; second to fourth spine of first dorsal fin longest; first dorsal fin rounded without elongate spines (Ref. 84480).
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Recorder
Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 5 - 7
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Trophic Strategy

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Found in clear, vegetated littoral habitats in floodplain pans, lakes and estuaries. Feeds on small crustaceans and insect larvae.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Found in clear, vegetated littoral habitats in floodplain pans, lakes and estuaries (Ref. 7248). Feeds on small crustaceans and insect larvae (Ref. 7248). Spawns in summer (Ref. 7248).
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Tess Cruz
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Checked goby

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Redigobius dewaali, the Checked goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Mozambique and South Africa. This species inhabits fresh and brackish waters of estuaries, lakes and floodplain pans where there is plentiful vegetation. It can reach a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Redigobius dewaali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19387A58300528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19387A58300528.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Redigobius dewaali" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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Checked goby: Brief Summary

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Redigobius dewaali, the Checked goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Mozambique and South Africa. This species inhabits fresh and brackish waters of estuaries, lakes and floodplain pans where there is plentiful vegetation. It can reach a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL.

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