Gobiidae

violet goby

Gobioides broussonnetii

Goby in Mexican Waters

• Purple
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Anguilliform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii) is a species of goby native to marine, fresh and brackish waters near the Atlantic coast of North and South America from South Carolina in the United States, to northern Brazil. It prefers bays, estuaries and river mouths with muddy substrates. It is found in the aquarium trade, where it is often marketed as dragon goby or dragon fish.