Fusigobius pallidus

Fusigobius pallidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Fusigobius
Species: F. pallidus
Binomial name
Fusigobius pallidus
(Randall, 2001)

Fusigobius pallidus, commonly called pale sandgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.[1]

The pale sandgoby is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific from the eastern coast of Africa to the Philippines.[2]

This sandgoby is a small sized fish, it can grow up to a size of 60 millimetres (2.4 in) length.[2]

References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/59449
  2. 1 2 Randall, J.E., 2001. Five new Indo-Pacific gobiid fishes of the genus Coryphopterus. Zool. Stud. 40(3):206-225.
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