Istigobius rigilius

(Herre, 1953)

Rigilius Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines and Indonesia, east to Fiji and the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow sandy areas in protected lagoons and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 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.