Madura Goby
Apocryptodon madurensis
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 9 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small goby of fresh and brackish water, it grazes diatoms from the bottom and goes quiet at low tide, retreating into burrows dug by snapping shrimp. It lets the shrimp do the digging and shares the shelter in return.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Apocryptodon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279662.
FAQ
- Is the Madura Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Madura Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Madura Goby get?
- The Madura Goby grows to about 9 cm.