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Red-tailed goby (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)
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Red-tailed goby (Sicyopterus lagocephalus) specimen
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Gobiidae

Red-tailed goby

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Thirteen Centimeters Goby from African Waters

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Red-tailed goby is a fish found around Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 13 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
13 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Comoros Islands (East Africa) to Australs Island (French Polynesia) (Ref. 77107 ). In the Indian Ocean, from Comoros to Mascarene Is. and in the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to French Polynesia, New-Caledonia and Vanuatu (Ref. 87781 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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