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Shoulderbar Goby

Gnatholepis cauerensis

Also known as: Bridled Goby, Cauer Eyebar Goby, Eyebar Goby, Eyebar Sandgoby, Goldspot Goby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby, Shoulderspot Goby, Shoulderspot Sandgoby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Adult
@fishx6 · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 8
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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, resting on sheltered sandy areas close to coral, rock and rubble, over reef flats and seaward reefs.

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 · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 6
  • Country only · 2
LIVES IN

Found singly or in small schools, resting on sheltered sandy areas close to coral, rock and rubble, over reef flats and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 8

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusGnatholepis
    7. speciesGnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)