Brokenhband Cleaner Goby
Tigrigobius nesiotes
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 4.6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A cleaner like its relatives, this goby lives in crevices and deep recesses in the rock, picking parasites from passing fishes. Where sand floors run beneath overhanging ledges, reef whitetip sharks rest in stacks and let this tiny fish clean them.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Tigrigobius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1043431.
FAQ
- Is the Brokenhband Cleaner Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Brokenhband Cleaner Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Brokenhband Cleaner Goby get?
- The Brokenhband Cleaner Goby grows to about 4.6 cm.