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Bony fish

Brown Drombus

Drombus triangularis

Also known as: Brown Shore Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@Reefguide · Lembeh Strait, Indonesia · March 20111 / 2
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Overview

Found close to their burrow, which they share with Alpheid Shrimps, in shallow waters, over gravel and sandy bottoms, in both freshwater, and marine habitats, of estuaries, mangroves, rivers and shorelines.

These gobies are found in both freshwater and marine habitats.
Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

Behaviour
burrowing

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found close to their burrow, which they share with Alpheid Shrimps, in shallow waters, over gravel and sandy bottoms, in both freshwater, and marine habitats, of estuaries, mangroves, rivers and shorelines.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusDrombus
    7. speciesDrombus triangularis (Weber, 1909)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)