Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Decorated Sandgoby
Istigobius decoratus
Decorated Sandgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Istigobius decoratus
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Istigobius (Genus)
        └I. decoratus (Species)

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