Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Banded Goby
Amblygobius phalaena
Banded Goby
Also known as: Whitebarred Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Amblygobius phalaena
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Amblygobius (Genus)
        └A. phalaena (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278655🔗
iNaturalist ID: 153195🔗

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