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Istigobius

Istigobius ornatus

(Ruppell, 1830)

Ornate Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea south to Mozambique and east to Fiji, north to Taiwan, and south to New Caledonia.

Size: 4 inches - 10 cm

Natural Environment: Inhabits mangrove and silty areas and usually found at depths between 3 – 15 feet (1 – 5 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.

 Istigobius ornatus (Ornate Goby)
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