Gobiidae

Blackthroat goby

Favonigobius melanobranchus

Eight Point Three Centimeters Goby of the Indian Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Favonigobius melanobranchus, the blackthroat goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean as well as being recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. This fish is found on sandy bottoms and seagrass beds at depths of from 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft).