Sabre Goby (Antilligobius nikkiae)

Also known as Deep Water Sabre Goby, Reef Goby, Sabre-fin Goby

Description

Also known as Deep Water Sabre Goby, Reef Goby, Sabre-fin Goby.

Found in small schools, often hovering in the water column, over very deep, and steep, rocky ledges, slopes, and glacial sea level plateau's.
They feed on tiny crustaceans.
Length - 2.7cm
Depth - 73-198m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Antilligobius-nikkiae.html

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