Sleepy goby

Sleepy goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Gobiidae
Genus:Psammogobius
Species: P. biocellatus
Binomial name
Psammogobius biocellatus
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Gobius biocellatus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Glossogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
  • Gobius sumatranus Bleeker, 1854

The sleepy goby (Psammogobius biocellatus) is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family.

Description

Psammogobius biocellatus is a goby which varies in colour from dark brown to blackish, marked with rows of small black spots along its flanks and 2-3 dark blotches along the back and upper flanks. There is a dark band on the first dorsal fin with more dark bands on the lower part of the caudal fin and narrow bands on the pelvic fins.[2] It attains a maximum total length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[3]

Distribution

Psammogobius biocellatus is a widespread species and is distributed East Africa and through the Western Indian Ocean and the Pacific as far east as Fiji and Samoa, north to Japan and south to Australia.[1]

Habitat and biology

The sleepy goby occurs in the intertidal zone in estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers, often amongst mangroves where it burrowing into the silty-sand substrate, it may also be found in the lower reaches of freshwater streams.[1] It buries itself in the sand.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Larson, H. & Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Psammogobius biocellatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9266A96230065. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2018). "Psammogobius biocellatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Psammogobius biocellatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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