Gobiidae

Redneck goby

Schismatogobius deraniyagalai

Burrowing into gravel when threatened

• Red
• Tropical
• Upper river
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Schismatogobius deraniyagalai, the redneck goby, is a species of goby native to India and Sri Lanka. This species inhabits river shallows, where it prefers areas with substrates that range from sand to gravel in which it can hide when threatened. This species can reach a total length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).