Family : Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobiinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Goggles
Fish Name : Hetereleotris zonata
Max size : 6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and Mauritius. Likely to occur in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-11
Biology : Occurs in tide pools (Ref. 11441)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Hoese, D.F.. 1986. (Ref. 2798)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses