Transparent Goby
Aphia minuta
- Group: Goby
- Typical depth: 0–97 m
- Max size: 7.9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A see through goby barely longer than a coin, it never loses its larval transparency and lives swimming freely in inshore and estuarine water rather than resting on the bottom. It feeds on copepods and other zooplankton, spawns inside empty bivalve shells in summer, and dies soon after breeding.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Aphia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126868.
FAQ
- How deep does the Transparent Goby live?
- The Transparent Goby (Aphia minuta) is typically found at 0–97 m.
- Is the Transparent Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Transparent Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Transparent Goby get?
- The Transparent Goby grows to about 7.9 cm.