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IllustrationGladiator goby
Gladiogobius ensifer
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Gladiator goby
- Scientific
- Gladiogobius ensifer
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A pale grey goby with narrow brown stripes, rows of white dots and a long sword-like fourth dorsal spine, reaching about 7.5 cm. It lives on sandy intertidal flats and in sheltered bays.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Gladiogobius-ensifer.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.