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Priolepis

Priolepis compita

Winterbottom, 1985

Crossroads Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Sodwana Bay, South Africa, and east to the Marquesas Islands.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal coral reefs areas and usually found at depths between 3 to 150 feet (1 – 45 m) where it feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Priolepis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Priolepis compita (Crossroads Goby)
Photo © John Randall
Priolepis cincta Priolepis eugenius
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