Istigobius nigroocellatus

(Gunther, 1873)

Blackspotted Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Western Australia, Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal sand flats and usually found at depths between 6 – 30 feet (2 – 10 m) where it turns over upper sediments in search of benthic crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Istigobius

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry will be similar to others in this genus.