Priolepis nuchifasciata

(Gunther, 1873)

Orange Reef Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines to Hong Kong, and south to Australia.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky estuaries, and found in small caves and usually seen at depths between 15 to 100 feet (5 – 30 m) where it feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Priolepis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.