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Nocturn goby
Amblygobius nocturnus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Nocturn goby
- Scientific
- Amblygobius nocturnus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A pale grey goby with pink stripes, most intense on the head, and a row of dark spots along the dorsal fin base, reaching about 10 cm. It lives in pairs on fine sand at the bases of lagoon reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblygobius-nocturnus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/169913240
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.