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Pale sandgoby
Fusigobius pallidus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pale sandgoby
- Scientific
- Fusigobius pallidus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 10 to 48 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, translucent grey goby covered in small dusky-edged yellow spots, reaching about 6.5 cm. It lives on sand and rubble near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Fusigobius-pallidus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/299146254
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.