Species: Microgobius miraflorensis, Miraflores goby

D1: long spines in male
flank - narrow short dark bars

Microgobius miraflorensis Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Miraflores goby
Head and body compressed; fleshy nape crest absent in both sexes; 2-3 pores on preopercle; mouth large, nearly vertical; tip of tongue divided; dorsal fin VII (spines II-VI produced into filaments that may reach as far as tail fin base in males, those of females only slightly produced) + I, 16 (15-17) rays; anal I, 15-17 rays; pectoral fin 20-23 rays; tail fin long, pointed, ~ 37% of SL; pelvics fused to form disc; midlateral scales 40-48; scales mainly rough; head, nape, breast, belly, and base of pectoral fin scaleless.
Light tan to nearly whitish with yellow tones on upper head and on rear of belly; a narrow faint dark bar below front of spinous dorsal fin and several faint, narrow brown bars usually evident on side; second dorsal fin with 3 rows of orange spots; tail fin with orange spots and orange lower margin; anal fin with orange margin; pelvics silvery white.
Size: attains 5.4 cm.
Inhabits sand, silt, or mud bottoms of estuaries, and tidal creeks.
Depth: 0-6 m.
Fhe E Gulf of California to northern Peru.

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- Salinity
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- Freshwater
- Brackish
- Non Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Estuary
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom only
- Mangrove
- Freshwater
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Pelagic fish eggs
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent only
- TEP endemic
- All species
- Continental TEP endemic
- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 5.4
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 6