Hemigobius hoevenii, NSMT-P 66093, 2.6 cm SL
Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851)
Common mullet goby
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D VI - 7 - 8; A I, 7 - 9; P1 13 - 16; LR 25 - 32; PDS 8 - 10. Body relatively short, compressed. Head slightly depressed; interorbital space broad; gill opening not extending anteriorly to a vertical through preopercular margin. Pelvic fins united medially. Scales ctenoid, excepting those on predorsal area, pectoral base, belly and operculum cycloid. Sensory canals and pores present on head; longitudinal pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek; a pair of short sensory papillae just behind chin. Color: head and body olive or grayish brown with black blotches and oblique bands. Size: 3.7 cm SL. Distribution: West Pacific and Andaman Sea. Remarks: found under objects (e.g., rubbles and leaf litters) on sandy-mud bottoms in tidal estuaries and mangrove areas.
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