Asterropteryx striata

Allen & Munday, 1995

Striped Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons over rubble bottoms and usually found at depths between 3 –100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds upon tiny invertebrates.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Asterropteryx

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet would be an excellent nano aquarium species when available.