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Bony fish

Rigilius Goby

Istigobius rigilius

Also known as: Brown-speckled Sandgoby, Gudgeon, Orange-spotted Sandgoby, Sand Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Adult
@epic · Challenger Bay - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 6
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, in clear water, sandy areas, with living corals and rubble, over bays and lagoons.

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

Pattern
linesspots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 4
LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, in clear water, sandy areas, with living corals and rubble, over bays and lagoons.

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Adult photos 6

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusIstigobius
    7. speciesIstigobius rigilius (Herre, 1953)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)