GOBIIDAE


Acentrogobius cyanomos, NSMT-P 66083, 7.0 cm SL

Acentrogobius cyanomos (Bleeker, 1849)

D VI - I, 10; A I, 9; P1 18; LR 28; PDS 4 - 7. Body moderately elongate, compressed posteriorly. Head subcylindrical; jaws subequal; gill opening not extending anteriorly to a vertical through preopercular margin. Pelvic fins united medially. Scales ctenoid, excluding those on nape, pectoral base and breast cycloid; cheek and operculum naked. Sensory canals and pores present on head; longitudinal pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek; transverse row of sensory papillae just behind chin. Color: distinct black triangular spot just above dorsal end of gill opening; 5 - 6 midlateral dusky spots on body; numerous bright pale-blue spots on body and dorsal and caudal fins. Size: 11.5 cm. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in tidal estuaries with sandy-mud bottom.