Species: Microgobius crocatus, Yellow-spotted goby
D spines long both sexes
A: yellow base or margin
Microgobius crocatus Birdsong, 1968
Yellow-spotted goby
Head and body compressed; low fleshy crest on nape only in female; 2-3 pores on preopercle; mouth large, nearly vertical; tip of tongue divided; dorsal fin VII (in both sexes 3rd to 5th dorsal spines very long, extending to end of soft dorsal) + I, 17-18 rays; anal I, 17-18 rays; pectoral fin relatively long (25% of SL), 21-24 rays; tail fin long, oval or pointed (in males); pelvics fused to form disc; patch of rough scales on flank behind base of pectoral fin, remaining scales smooth, scales on body from pectoral axil rearwards -46-56 lateral rows.
Both sexes: caramel brown; a blue stripe under eye and several blue spots on cheek and operculum; pectoral base with blue and yellow spot; flank with a blue stripe joining a large blue blotch on side above anus; a blue blotch on chest; lips and outer part of pelvics yellow: tail fin with 3 central red streaks at its base and a yellow lower margin. Male: pale spots on first dorsal, a red line along rear base of second dorsal; anal fin dusky with yellow outer margin. Female: anal fin dusky, with a yellow stripe along its base.
Size: 4.6 cm.
Habitat: mangroves with mud bottom.
Depth: 0-6 m.
El Salvador to Ecuador.
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- Salinity
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- Non Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Estuary
- Mud
- Mangrove
- Soft bottom only
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- No Data
- Zooplankton
- Pelagic fish larvae
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continental TEP endemic
- All species
- Continent only
- TEP endemic
- Panamic province endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4.6
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 6
