Priolepis semidoliata

Valenciennes, 1837)

Half-barred Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Johnston Island and Pitcairn, north to Japan and south to Australia.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits caves and crevices on shallow coral reefs and usually seen at depths between 6 to 100 feet (2 – 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.