Istigobius goldmanni

(Bleeker, 1852)

Goldman’s Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Philippines to Fiji, north to Taiwan, and south to northwestern Australia.

Size: 3 inches (6 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy areas in protected lagoons and usually found at depths between 3 – 30 feet (1 – 10 m) where it turns over upper sediments in search of benthic crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Istigobius

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry will be similar to others in this genus.