Meggitt's Goby
Bathygobius meggitti
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This goby lives in the rough world of rocky intertidal pools on exposed coasts, riding out the surge in shallow puddles. It hunts planktonic crustaceans, polychaete worms and algae picked from the rocks.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Bathygobius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277630.
FAQ
- Is the Meggitt's Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Meggitt's Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Meggitt's Goby get?
- The Meggitt's Goby grows to about 6 cm.