Platygobiopsis tansei Okiyama 2008

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI, I, 13-14; outer gill rakers on first gill arch 0+9-10; no chin barbel; predorsal scales reaching anteriorly to transverse line through middle of operculum; no scales from pectoral-fin base; cephalic sensory-canal pores absent; pelvic-fin frenum absent (Ref. 75206).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14; Vertebrae: 26

A true benthic species in the sloping sandy mud bottoms, often residing in the bottom sediment itself. In Suruga Bay, P. tansei was often found in beam trawl collections containing a lot of sandy mud sediments, probably due to the less than flat bottom configuration of the habitat (Ref. 75206).

Platygobiopsis tansei is a species of goby found around Japan. This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).