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Pleurosicya

Pleurosicya micheli

Fourmanoir, 1971

Michel’s Ghost Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Seychelles to Fiji and Hawaiian Islands.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits reef areas on and around corals and sponges and usually found at depths between 30 to 130 feet (10 – 40 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and coral mucus.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Pleurosicya

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Pleurosicya micheli (Michel’s Ghost Goby)
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