Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby
Boleophthalmus boddarti
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 22 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
An amphibious air breather, boddart's goggle eyed goby shuttles between rock pools and open air across estuarine mudflats. It browses algae and harpacticoid copepods in extremely shallow brackish water and retreats into burrows. It grows to about 22 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Boleophthalmus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279924.
FAQ
- Is the Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby get?
- The Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby grows to about 22 cm.