Largetooth Goby
Macrodontogobius wilburi
- Group: Goby
- Typical depth: 0 to 20 m
- Max size: 6.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Despite its name pointing to oversized teeth, this goby is a quiet bottom dweller of coastal bays, lagoons and estuaries, settling on fine sand near reef edges down to roughly twenty metres. It lives alone, holding to a small patch of sandy bottom.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Macrodontogobius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219511.
FAQ
- How deep does the Largetooth Goby live?
- The Largetooth Goby (Macrodontogobius wilburi) is typically found at 0 to 20 m.
- Is the Largetooth Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Largetooth Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Largetooth Goby get?
- The Largetooth Goby grows to about 6.5 cm.