Sibayi goby

Silhouettea sibayi

Entire body buried in sand

Tropical
Regional distribution
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Silhouettea sibayi, the Barebreast goby or the Sibayi goby, is a species of goby endemic to southern Africa where it is known from lakes Sibhayi and St. Lucia and Kosi Bay in South Africa, as well as from Piti Lake in Mozambique. It inhabits areas with sandy substrates down to depths of about 20 metres (66 ft) where it lives mostly buried in the sand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Silhouettea
Maximum length: 4 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Lake St. Lucia (Ref. 11228 ), Lake Sibayi and Kosi Bay, South Africa (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ).

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