Cocos frillgoby

Bathygobius cocosensis

Goby of Indo Pacific

Cocos frillgoby is known around Indo-Pacific as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm, and its body is an elongated body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Bathygobius
Maximum length: 12 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Johnston, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa Islands; Marianas and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Misidentified as Bathygobius fuscus in Hawaii (Ref. 7490 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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