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Whitespotted frillgoby
Bathygobius coalitus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Whitespotted frillgoby
- Scientific
- Bathygobius coalitus
- 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 0 to 5 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A mottled brown frillgoby with oblique dark bands and rows of rectangular blotches, reaching about 10 cm. It lives in tide pools and on reef flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bathygobius-coalitus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bathygobius_coalitus_-_Whitespotted_frillgoby_(পাথুরে_বেলে)
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.