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Istigobius goldmanni

(Bleeker, 1852)


Lee Goldman Dwarfgoby? Triplefin? I scoured Allen and Erdmanns' new reef fishes set and came up close, but not a bullseye (the close was a Little Hooded Triplefin, Helcogramma chica - but the variation from Micronesia). This was taken in the Solomon Islands

Zee Jaffar Istigobius goldmanni

Message posted on ID Please (Marine Creature Identification) on 10 Aug 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Vertebrata (Subphylum)
      Gnathostomata (Superclass)
        Pisces (Superclass)
          Actinopterygii (Class)
            Perciformes (Order)
              Gobiidae (Family)
                Istigobius (Genus)
                  Istigobius goldmanni (Species)
Associated Species
Helcogramma chica (1)