Amoya moloana, NSMT-P 66103, 4.8 cm SL
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Amoya moloana (Herre, 1927)
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D VI - I, 12; A I, 10; P1 17; LR 38 - 39; PDS 3. Body elongate, compressed posteriorly. Head slightly compressed; jaws subequal; snout protruding beyond upper jaw; gill opening extending anteriorly to a vertical through preopercular margin. Pelvic fins united medially. Scales ctenoid, excluding those on anterior part of body cycloid; head naked. Sensory canals and pores present on head; longitudinal pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek; transverse row of sensory-papillae row just behind chin. Color: body pale grayish brown with 2 - 3 longitudinal rows of dusky spots (usually appearing as narrow horizontal lines); bright blue spots on head and body. Size: 6.0 cm SL. Distribution: Andaman Sea and West Pacific. Remarks: found in tidal estuaries, especially mangrove area with sandy-mud bottoms.
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