Favonigobius reichei

Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Favonigobius
Species: F. reichei
Binomial name
Favonigobius reichei
(Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854
  • Acentrogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Gobius neilli F. Day, 1868
  • Acentrogobius neilli (F. Day, 1868)
  • Favonigobius neilli (F. Day, 1868)
  • Gobius zanzibarensis H. E. Liénard, 1891
  • Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934
  • Ctenogobius godavariensis Visweswara Rao, 1971

Favonigobius reichei, the Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby (often simply called "tropical sand goby" (all "sand gobies" are tropical)), is a species of goby native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean preferring muddy or sandy substrates, often with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Skelton, P. 1996. Favonigobius reichei. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Favonigobius reichei" in FishBase. June 2013 version.