Green coral goby

Green coral goby
Gobiodon histrio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobiodon
Species: G. histrio
Binomial name
Gobiodon histrio
Lacepède, 1800

The green coral goby, Gobiodon histrio, is a member of the family Gobiidae of the order Perciformes. It is native to the Indo-Pacific waters. Its commercial trade name are Blue-spotted coral goby or Broadbarred goby. It is hiding in the wild behind coral structures.

More rarely, it is confused with Green clown goby, a synonyme of Gobiodon atrangulatus.

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