Rasp Coral Goby (species: Gobiodon brochus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Gobiodon brochus
Rasp Coral Goby


©Phil Munday: Gobiodon brochus from Lizard Island (aquarium photo)

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©R. Winterbottom, Royal Ontario Museum - Dept. of Ichthyology and Herpetology: Gobiodon brochus

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Gobiodon
Species Gobiodon brochus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 2.6 cm and averaging 2.5 cm (Standard Length)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 15 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Caley, M.J. and P.L. Munday (2003). Growth trades off with habitat specialization, Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, B (Supplement), 2003: S175-S177. LIRS catalog number 784.
  • Duchene D., S.O. Klanten, P.L. Munday, J. Herler and L. van Herwerden (2013). Phylogenetic evidence for recent diversification of obligate coral-dwelling gobies compared with their host corals. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69: 123-132. LIRS catalog number 1724.
  • Harold, A.S and R. Winterbottom (1999). Gobiodon brochus: a new species of gobiid fish (Teleostei: Gobioidei) from the Western South Pacific, with a description of its unique jaw morphology. Copeia, 1999: 49-57. LIRS catalog number 1665.
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