Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Stony Coral Ghostgoby
Pleurosicya micheli
Stony Coral Ghostgoby
Also known as: Michel's Ghostgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Pleurosicya micheli
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Hawaii, 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)
       └Pleurosicya (Genus)
        └P. micheli (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219544🔗
iNaturalist ID: 359837🔗

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