Sabre goby

Antilligobius nikkiae

Sabre dorsal points toward a notched tail

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Small
Tropical fish

Antilligobius is a genus of goby. It contains only the species Antilligobius nikkiae, the sabre goby, which is native to deep waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The specific name honours Nicole Laura Schrier, the daughter of the owner of the Sea Aquarium in Curaçao, who collected many of the type specimens.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Antilligobius
Maximum length: 2.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: from Curaçao, Bahamas, Cuba, Belize, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Most likely to be widespread throughout the Caribbean wherever the glacial sea level plateau occurs.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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