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Innerspotted sandgoby
Fusigobius inframaculatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Innerspotted sandgoby
- Scientific
- Fusigobius inframaculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.6 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 2 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A small, semi-translucent goby with orange spots and large internal dark blotches, reaching about 4.6 cm. It lives alone on sand at the base of coral overhangs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Fusigobius-inframaculatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blotched_sandgoby_(Fusigobius_inframaculatus)_(49604798388)
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.