Green coral goby | |
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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.