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Brown Goby
Bathygobius fuscus
Gobiidae · freshwater and saltwater and brackish water fish
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About Brown Goby
The dusky frillgoby (Bathygobius fuscus), also known as the brown frillfin, is a species of goby which is found in the Indo-Pacific region from the South Africa north to the Red Sea and east as far as Tonga, south to Australia and north to Japan. It is a mainly coastal speciesbut it has an amphidromous life cycle and it occurs in estuaries and will move into in freshwater streams. In estuarine areas it is found mainly in the creeks preferring environments with sand and rubble, soft coral and open reefs. It feeds on detritus, as well as feeding on crustaceans, fish and algae and it is a benthic spawner. The maximum total length is 12 centimetres (4.7 in).
Range
Where it lives
0%
87.5%of mapped records
Share of records by state
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in fresh water, brackish water and the sea.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Bathygobius
- Species
- Bathygobius fuscus
- ITIS TSN
- 171821
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 209215
- GBIF key
- 2377024
- Outside the US
- ITIS also files it in Central Pacific Territories.
Common questions about Brown Goby
What is the scientific name of Brown Goby?
The scientific name is Bathygobius fuscus, in the family Gobiidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Brown Goby live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in fresh water, brackish water and the sea.
Where has Brown Goby been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 2 states, with the most records in Hawaii, Florida. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
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