Yap, Micronesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Orangespotted Sandgoby
Istigobius rigilius
Orangespotted Sandgoby
Also known as: Rigilius goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Istigobius rigilius
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Gobiiformes (Order)
└Gobiidae (Family)
└Istigobius (Genus)
└I. rigilius (Species)
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