GOBIIDAE Hemigobius hoevenii, 2.6 cm SL (photo by Koichi Shibukawa) Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851) Banded Mullet Goby D VI + I, 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 operclum 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 sandymud bottoms in tidal estuaries and mangrove areas.