Southern longfin goby

Favonigobius lateralis

Fish Reaching Nine Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Temperate fish

Favonigobius lateralis is a species of goby native to coastal waters of eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand where it can be found in marine and brackish waters of sandy estuaries. It prefers to live in beds of seagrass.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Favonigobius
Maximum length: 9 cm
Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Australia, including Tasmania; also in New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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