Description
Also known as Hoese's Reef Goby, Nano Goby, Red Sea Goby, Red Sea Nano Goby, Reef Goby.
Found singly, or in small, loose schools, hovering a short distance above the substrate, in lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on filamentous algae and benthic crustaceans.
Length - 4.1cm
Depth - 3-26m
Western Indian Ocean - Red Sea to Inner Gulf of Aden
This goby does not seem to use a burrow maybe hiding in corals for protection.
Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Koumansetta-hoesei
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