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Tongareva goby
Cabillus tongarevae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tongareva goby
- Scientific
- Cabillus tongarevae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.2 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 9 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny goby, mostly white with brown saddles and markings and a dark bar below the eye, reaching about 3 cm. It lives on sand in lagoons and on seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cabillus-tongarevae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cabillus_tongarevae_juvénile.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.