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IllustrationGoggle goby
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Goggle goby
- Scientific
- Hetereleotris zanzibarensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 2 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A tiny yellowish goby with dark bars and spots, reaching about 3 cm, found in the surge zone of seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Hetereleotris-zanzibarensis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.