Peacock Gudgeon (Tateurndina ocellicauda)

Also known as Eyespot Sleeper, Gudgeon, Peacock Goby, Peacock-eye Goby, Peacock-eye Gudgeon, Rainbow Gudgeon, Sleeper Goby

Description

Also known as Eyespot Sleeper, Gudgeon, Peacock Goby, Peacock-eye Goby, Peacock-eye Gudgeon, Rainbow Gudgeon, Sleeper Goby.

Found in loose schools, hovering over the bottoms, of ponds, rivers, and rainforest steams.
They feed on crustaceans, insect larvae, and insects.
Length - 7.5cm
Depth - 2-?m
Indo-West Pacific - Eastern Papua New Guinea

These Gobies spend their juvenile time in the sea but as adults most live in freshwater. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/15907

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