Fusigobius pallidus

Fusigobius pallidus, commonly called pale sandgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.[2]

Fusigobius pallidus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Fusigobius
Species:
F. pallidus
Binomial name
Fusigobius pallidus
(Randall, 2001)
Synonyms

Coryphopterus pallidus Randall, 2001

The pale sandgoby is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines.[3]

This sandgoby is a small sized fish, it can grow up to a size of 60 millimetres (2.4 in) length.[3]

References

  1. Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Fusigobius pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T193062A2190156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193062A2190156.en.
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/59449
  3. Randall, J.E., 2001. Five new Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Coryphopterus. Zool. Stud. 40(3):206-225.


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