Exquisite sand-goby (Favonigobius exquisitus)

Scientific name: Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley, 1950

The Exquisite sand-goby (Favonigobius exquisitus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New South Wales, Australia.

Biology

Found in coastal bays and sandy estuaries sometimes in seagrass.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Favonigobius exquisitus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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