Priolepis kappa

(Winterbotton & Burridge, 1993)

Kappa Reef Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Comoros to Taiwan and Fiji.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reef crevices and usually found at depths between 3 to 65 feet (1 – 20 m) where it feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade. Quite secretive, and one of 39 species in this genus.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Priolepis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.