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Gobiodon

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Gobiodon is a genus of gobies also known as coral gobies or "clown gobies" (which can also mean the related genus Microgobius). Unlike the rest of the family Gobiidae, coral gobies, are not burrowers, instead they inhabit the branches of Acropora or similar hard corals.

Species

コバンハゼ属

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderGobiiformes
  5. FamilyGobiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded2,534,061,025

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,019
With media
29
Family
Gobiidae
Collections
USNM
Recorded in
Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Vanuatu, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Philippines

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gobiinae
Image
Gobiodon okinawae, Yellow clown goby, P1000220.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Gobiodon
Commons category
Gobiodon
topic's main category
Category:Gobiodon
taxon common name
Clown gobies; Coral gobies
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Encyclopedic overview

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Gobiodon is a genus of gobies also known as coral gobies or "clown gobies" (which can also mean the related genus Microgobius). Unlike the rest of the family Gobiidae, coral gobies, are not burrowers, instead they inhabit the branches of Acropora or similar hard corals.

As a group, they are small, most ranging about 6 cm, with exceptions. They have a fusiform shape.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gobiodon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.