Asterropteryx ensifera

(Bleeker, 1874)

Blue-speckled Rubble Goby, Miller’s Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Society Islands, New Guinea, and Marshall Islands.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal coral rubble areas and usually found at depths between 20 –130 feet (6 – 40 m) where it feeds upon zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Asterropteryx

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet would be an excellent nano aquarium species when available.