Black Goby
Gobius niger
Whitebarred goby
Amblygobius phalaena
About
The whitebarred goby spends much of its time with a mouthful of sand, sifting through it for food on the sandy margins of reefs and seagrass beds.
Also known as: brown-barred goby, calico goby, white-barred goby, white-spotted goby, white-spotted goby, whitebarred goby, brown-barred goby, white-barred goby, white-bar goby, barred goby, dusky barred goby, spotty-tail goby, whitebarred goby
- Length
- 15 cm
- Depth
- 2–20 m
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
How to tell it apart
Several reef gobies share this banded look. The two black spots described above, one on the first dorsal fin and one at the top of the tail base, are together an uncommon combination among similar gobies.
Appearance
This goby has a greenish-brown body crossed by five dark brown to blackish bars, with a pale-edged dark stripe running through the eye and another across the cheek. The head carries white streaks, and small white spots run in rows along the body. It has a black spot on the first dorsal fin and another at the top of the tail base. It grows up to 15 centimetres long.
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