Gobius vagina Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 73 Identification of Mediterranean marine gobies (Actinopterygii: Gobiidae) of the continental shelf from photographs of in situ individuals Kovačić, Marcelo Renoult, Julien P. Pillon, Roberto Svensen, Rudolf Bogorodsky, Sergey V. Engin, Semih Louisy, Patrick Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-01 5144 1 1 103 59FKR (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Alien Bloch & Schneider 1801 [151,719,1117,1144] Actinopterygii Gobiidae Trypauchen Animalia Perciformes 86 87 Chordata species vagina      Gobius vagina  Bloch & Schneider, 1801: 73; typelocality: India, Tranquebar [ Tharangambadi]. Size. Reaches 23 cmtotal length.  Morphology. D VI, 40–50; A39–47; P 15–20. Body very elongate and laterally compressed. A pouch-like cavity just above operculum. Head laterally compressed with reduced eyes. Dorsal and anal fins low, long and confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fins fused medially, but connecting membrane between innermost rays emarginated posteriorly ( Murdy 2006). Scales on body cycloid, no scales on head. Scales small, visible on body and predorsal area as pattern of pale dots. Fresh coloration. Head and body entirely reddish or pinkish red( Fig. 1a). Similar species. None of Mediterranean Gobiidae. Habitat. Inhabits muddy or silty sand bottom in bays and brackish estuaries at depths of 10–90 m( Murdy 2006; Ergüden et al. 2018). Geographic distribution. Recorded from the Arabian Gulf east to Vietnam, Taiwanand the Philippines, unknown from the Red Sea. In the Mediterranean it has been collected in Israel( Salameh et al. 2010) and Turkey( Ergüden et al. 2018). 3878848351 [306,604,1186,1210] India India 86 87 1 3878848331 [940,1120,1186,1210] India true India 86 87 1