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Cling goby
Pleurosicya elongata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Cling goby
- Scientific
- Pleurosicya elongata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A tiny, pinkish to yellowish goby with internal dark dashes along the spine, reaching about 4 cm. It lives on the undersides of large soft sponges.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pleurosicya-elongata.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/373798835
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.