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Warthead goby
Paragobiodon modestus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Warthead goby
- Scientific
- Paragobiodon modestus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny goby with a reddish-orange warty head and a dark body, reaching about 3.5 cm. It lives among the branches of Pocillopora and Seriatopora corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Paragobiodon-modestus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Le_minuscule_Paragobiodon_modestus,_caché_dans_un_corail_Po
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.