Robust mangrove goby

Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by pale greyish to light brown body color with brown mottling on back; midside with horizontal row of five brown blotches or clusters of smaller spots; caudal fin with scattered iridescent green flecks and submarginal dark band; first dorsal fin spines elongate and filamentous in male; rounded caudal fin, equal or slightly longer than head; longitudinal scale series 32; predorsal scales behind eyes; fully scaled opercle; upper half of cheek scaled; depth of body 3.5-3.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).