Soft-Coral Goby
Pleurosicya boldinghi
- Group: Goby
- Typical depth: 5–82 m
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Barely five centimetres long, this goby lives on Dendronephthya and Sarcophyton soft corals in current swept water, usually below twenty metres. A single large coral may host several of them at once.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Pleurosicya
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219542.
FAQ
- How deep does the Soft-Coral Goby live?
- The Soft-Coral Goby (Pleurosicya boldinghi) is typically found at 5–82 m.
- Is the Soft-Coral Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Soft-Coral Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Soft-Coral Goby get?
- The Soft-Coral Goby grows to about 4.5 cm.