Gobiidae

Banded mulletgoby

Hemigobius hoevenii

Endemic Goby of Indo Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hemigobius hoevenii, commonly known as the banded mulletgoby, is a species of goby which occurs in the western Indo-Pacific region from Thailand to New Guinea and northern Australia where it is found in mangroves. The specific name most likely honours the Dutch ichthyologist Jan van der Hoeven (1801-1868) who has been honoured by Pieter Bleeker in a number of names for taxa.