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Callogobius

Callogobius plumatus

(Smith, 1959)

Feather Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Guam.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral areas in lagoons and usually found at depths between 3 – 15 feet (1 – 5 m) where it lives in small burrows and feeds upon zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Callogobius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Callogobius plumatus (Feather Goby)
Photo © John Randall
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