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Twinspot Goby

Signigobius biocellatus

Also known as: Crabeye, Crabeye Goby, Crab-eyed Goby, Four-eyed Goby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby, Signal Goby, Two Crabeye Goby, Twospot Goby, 4-Wheel Drive Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2021
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeth Resort, Indonesia · June 20061 / 4
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, sifting through sand with their mouths looking for food, around coral, leaf litter, and rubble, over silty bottoms of coastal 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

Head & Mouth
eye spots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, sifting through sand with their mouths looking for food, around coral, leaf litter, and rubble, over silty bottoms of coastal bays and lagoons.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusSignigobius
    7. speciesSignigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)