Pleurosicya elongata

Larson, 1990

Cling Goby

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

Size: 2 inch (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits large floppy or fan sponges and usually found at depths between 30 to 130 feet (10 – 40 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and coral mucus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Pleurosicya

FYI: Shown here for identification only.