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Campbells Goby

Istigobius campbelli

Also known as: Campbell's Sandgoby, Gudgeon, Pugnose Goby, Sandgoby

Adult
@ScottHutchison · Jeju, South Korea · April 20231 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, or in small schools, over shallow, sandy bottoms, close to crevices and holes for shelter.
Widespread North-West Pacific

These Gobies feed by taking a mouthful of sand that is filtered through the gills for tiny creatures.
They make large homes on sandy areas below rocks, with a small entrance that is covered over at night, when predators are near these Gobies dive into the sand and swim through the sand to escape danger.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific
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Found singly, or in small schools, over shallow, sandy bottoms, close to crevices and holes for shelter.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusIstigobius
    7. speciesIstigobius campbelli (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)