Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler, 1944
White-lined coral goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  3.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowley Shoals. Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands and Palau.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Adults are uniformly black.
Biology:  Lives among branches of certain Pocillopora and Stylophora coral and Pavona cactus (Ref. 34765); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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