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Common Ghost Goby

Pleurosicya mossambica

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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as Many-host Goby, Many-host Cling-Goby and Toothy Goby.

They feed on zooplankton, and grow to a length of about 3cm.

Habitat:

Found singly on sheltered inner reefs, bays and slopes among soft corals, sponges, plants and ascidians, at depths of 2 to 30m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.

Notes:

This cute little fish was spotted at a depth of about 90 feet. It was perched on a brightly-colored spiky soft coral (possibly Dendronephthya sp.).

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