| Sleepy goby | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Psammogobius |
| Species: | P. biocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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The sleepy goby (Psammogobius biocellatus) is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae.
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 2 3 Larson, H.; Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Psammogobius biocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9266A96230065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T9266A96230065.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2018). "Psammogobius biocellatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Psammogobius biocellatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.