GOBIIDAE


Bathygobius meggitti, 4.2 cm SL
(photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)


Bathygobius meggitti
(Hora and Mukerji, 1936)
Meggittfs Goby

D VI + I, 9-10; A I, 7-8; P1 20-21; LR 34-38; PDS 14-19.

Body moderately elongate and compressed. Head subcylindrical; gill opening not extending anteriorly to a vertical through posterior margin of preopercle; mental flap well developed, slightly protruding posterolaterally; small flap-like projection at tip of anterior nostril; anterior margin of tongue notched. Upper part of pectoral fin with filamentous free rays; pelvic fins united medially. Scales ctenoid posteriorly, cycloid anteriorly; head naked. Sensory canals and pores present on head; longitudinal pattern of sensory papillae on cheek; uniserial transverse row of sensory papillae just behind chin. Color: head and body blackish gray or gray blown dorsally, pale gray ventrally; may be 4 narrow saddle-like gray blotches on body; a series of small black blotches on mid-lateral body. Size: 5.0 cm SL. Distribution: Andaman Sea and West Pacific. Remarks: found in protected bays and shallow rocky shores.