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Common fusegoby
Fusigobius neophytus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Common fusegoby
- Scientific
- Fusigobius neophytus
- 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 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, semi-translucent grey goby with small brown spots and a black spot on the first dorsal fin, reaching about 7.5 cm. It lives on sand and rubble patches on reef flats and lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Fusigobius-neophytus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Fusigobius_neophytus_Réunion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.