Chequered mangrove goby

Mugilogobius mertoni

Six Centimeters Goby of New Caledonia

Transcontinental
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Small

Mugilogobius is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine water of the Indo-Pacific region. Several of the freshwater species have highly restricted distributions.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Mugilogobius
Maximum length: 6 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo Pacific: from South Africa and Seychelles up to Japan, Pakistan, to the Indo-Malaysian archipelago, Papua-New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Australia and Santa Cruz Islands (Ref. 97791 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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