Whitelined Coral Goby
Gobiodon albofasciatus
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 2.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
It lives among the live branches of Pocillopora and Stylophora corals, and turns up in inshore channels through Acropora thickets. Like other coral gobies it carries a toxic skin mucus, which keeps predators off a soft fish that stays put in the coral.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Gobiodon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 276922.
FAQ
- Is the Whitelined Coral Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Whitelined Coral Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Whitelined Coral Goby get?
- The Whitelined Coral Goby grows to about 2.5 cm.