Species: Palatogobius paradoxus, Mauve goby

Palatogobius paradoxus Gilbert, 1971

Mauve goby

Body elongate; eyes large (7.4-8.7% SL), on top of head, narrow (3.2-4.6% SL) between them; snout short, 5.8-7.8% SL; 1 pore between each of front and rear edges of eyes, 1 pore before each eye, 2 pores behind each eye; a groove present between upper lip and snout; mouth large, oblique ending under front ½ of eye; usually a V shaped patch of well developed, pointed teeth on front of roof of mouth; large canines at front of top and bottom jaws, top pair close-set, lower pair curved out and situated 1/3 way back along jawbone, 2 rows of well developed, pointed teeth on sides of both jaws; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII, (none elongate or only slightly) + I, 18-20, 2 fins joined at base by membrane; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin long based, I, 19-21; pectoral fins 19 (18-22); pelvic fins I, 5,  fins completely joined but no front membrane joining spines; tail fin deeply forked, with sharp lobes, 17 segmented rays; body with scales from tail base to under rear 1/3 of 2nd dorsal fin; no lateral line.