Bluedot Goby

Asterropteryx ensifera

Dark brown to blackish, Several rows of luminous blue dots along the entire side and on the anal fin.

Size : 3.5 cm

Habitat : Inhabits large, current-exposed rubble ground, 5-40 m. Frequently floats at an angle very close to the seabed.

Distribution : Red Sea to SW Japan, Marshall Islands, GBR and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Gobiiformes

FAMILY

:

Gobiidae

GENUS

:

Asterropteryx

SPECIES

:

Asterropteryx ensifera

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner