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Barenape goby
Fusigobius duospilus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Barenape goby
- Scientific
- Fusigobius duospilus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 46 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, semi-translucent grey goby with orange-brown spots and two black spots on the first dorsal fin, reaching about 6 cm. It lives on sand in holes and depressions on seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Fusigobius-duospilus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gobio_(Fusigobius_duospilus),_Mauricio,_2025-09-24,_DD_20.j
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.