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IllustrationBlackfin coral goby
Paragobiodon lacunicola
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackfin coral goby
- Scientific
- Paragobiodon lacunicola
- 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
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny goby with a pinkish head, white to pale yellow body and black fins, reaching about 3 cm. It lives only among the branches of Pocillopora corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Paragobiodon-lacunicola.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.