Beautiful hover goby (Parioglossus formosus)

Scientific name: Parioglossus formosus Smith, 1931

Beautiful hover goby (Parioglossus formosus)

The Beautiful hover goby (Parioglossus formosus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Ptereleotridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Gulf of Thailand to Fiji, north to Yayaema Islands, south to northwestern Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parioglossus formosus
Family
Ptereleotridae (Dartfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
15 m (49 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to Fiji, north to Yayaema Islands, south to northwestern Australia and the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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