Gobiidae

checked goby

Redigobius dewaali

Endemic Goby of the South African Coast

• Tropical
• Estuary
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Redigobius dewaali, the checked goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean coast of Africa from Mozambique and South Africa. This species inhabits fresh and brackish waters of estuaries, lakes and floodplain pans where there is plentiful vegetation.