Shoulderbar Goby - Gnatholepis cauerensis - Gobies -

Shoulderbar Goby

Category: Gobies

Scientific Name: Gnatholepis cauerensis

Size: Up to 1.75 in. (4.5 cm)

Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia

Note: This species has four recognised subspecies: G. cauerensis cauerensis from the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific to Hawaii and Rapa Islands; G. c. australis from Australian waters; G. c. hawaiiensis from around the Hawaiian Islands; and G. c. pascuensis from the water by Easter Island

Chordata (Phylum)

└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)

└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)

└Actinopteri (Superclass)

└Teleostei (Class)

└Gobiiformes (Order)

└Gobiidae (Family)

└Gnatholepis (Genus)

Gobies & Blennies

Gobies