Phantom Goby
Silhouettea insinuans
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A sand dwelling goby that lives where freshwater streams die out in beach sand, only rarely venturing into brackish water. It is a small fish often found alongside the sand goby Kraemeria samoensis.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Silhouettea
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219564.
FAQ
- Is the Phantom Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Phantom Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Phantom Goby get?
- The Phantom Goby grows to about 4.5 cm.