Goby ID...

Jaybo · Apr 3, 2007

:?: Dunno.. Any ideas??? He's not much of a sand sifter.. but when he does.. jees.... makes a bloody mess and causes one heck of a sand storm!

leebca · Apr 3, 2007

It has some markings similar to Istigobius decoratus, except for that yellow tip. Is it from Australia? do you know.

Jaybo · Apr 3, 2007

I dont know where he came from... I was givin him almost 2 years ago from someone leaving the hobbie, and they got him from a LFS. I guess I could ask the local fish store where they get there orders from.. that would help narrow it down huh!?

leebca · Apr 3, 2007

The Istigobius decoratus is from the Australian coast and if this wasn't from that area then. . .nevermind.

But if it was from the Australian coast, it might be a variant of that species.

Elmo18 · Apr 3, 2007

Hi there.

That IMO is an 'Ornate Goby', Istigobius ornatus, which has a wide-range, all the way from the Red Sea to Micronesia..

The genus has 11 known species, which somewhat look alike. Here's a quick reference:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gobies.htm

Then scroll down to the genus Istigobius

Best,
Ilham