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Spotted frillgoby
Bathygobius cyclopterus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spotted frillgoby
- Scientific
- Bathygobius cyclopterus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A small brown frillgoby with irregular spots, reaching about 7.5 cm. It lives on intertidal reef flats and shallow inshore reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bathygobius-cyclopterus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:YahazuHZ.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.