Tiger Goby

Distinguished by the following characteristics: first dorsal VI; second dorsal I,7; anal I,6-7, pectoral rays 14-16, segmented caudal rays 17; caudal ray pattern 9/8; branched caudal rays 14-15, in 7/7 pattern; longitudinal scale count 23-25; TRB 7-8; predorsal scale count 2-9; circumpeduncular scales 12; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 2+6, 2+7; vertebrae 10+16; neural spine of second vertebra slightly expanded at tip or all pointed; body slender, compressed (Ref. 80545).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 10 - 16

Found away from the main flow, around the edge of small pools to about 10 cm depth; seen solitary or in loose groups of 2-4 individuals, generally resting on sand or rocky substrate (Ref. 80545).

fisheries: of no interest

Pseudogobiopsis tigrellus, the Tiger goby, is a species of goby endemic to Indonesia where it is only known from the Mamberamo River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in) SL.