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Nineline Goby

Ginsburgellus novemlineatus

Also known as: Gudgeon, Nine-lined Goby, Reef Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@Catriona · South Friars, St Kitts & Nevis · March 20211 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, close to coral formations, over shallow clear water reefs. They are often in a symbiotic relationship with the sea urchin Echinometra lucunter, where it uses its sucking disk to adhere to the rock beneath the urchin, with just the head showing through the spines.

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

Head & Mouth
red eyes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, close to coral formations, over shallow clear water reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusGinsburgellus
    7. speciesGinsburgellus novemlineatus (Fowler, 1950)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)