Banded goby

Caffrogobius caffer

Banded fish along both South African coasts

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Caffrogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, native to the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of southern Africa and from around the Seychelles.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Caffrogobius
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Delagoa Bay to Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Doubtful record from the brackish waters of Madagascar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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