Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blacktip Sandgoby
Fusigobius melacron
Blacktip Sandgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Fusigobius melacron
Size: Up to 1.75 in. (4.5cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Fusigobius (Genus)
       └F. melacron (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278769🔗
iNaturalist ID: 487716🔗

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