Suez goby

Coryogalops ocheticus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Coryogalops ocheticus is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae from the Red Sea. It has been reported twice in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt in 1924 and 1969, but not since. It is found in shallow water, in the proximity of crevices and holes, on sand and mud flats, where there is algal growth, and in stony areas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Coryogalops
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Suez Canal to Port Said, Egypt (immigrant from Red Sea).

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