Yellownose Goby
Elacatinus randalli
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 4.6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
It gathers in small groups around coral heads and earns its living picking parasites off other fishes. Monogamous and just five centimetres long, this goby is a steady worker at the reef's cleaning posts.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Elacatinus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280621.
FAQ
- Is the Yellownose Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Yellownose Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellownose Goby get?
- The Yellownose Goby grows to about 4.6 cm.