chameleon goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

Eleven Centimeters Goby of Philippine Waters

Temperate
Estuary
Lower river
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Temperate fish

The chameleon goby (Tridentiger trigonocephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish native to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia. It has also spread to other parts of the world where it is found in waters with varying degrees of salinity.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Tridentiger
Maximum length: 11 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: South and East China, Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, Pacific coasts of Japan and the Philippines. Chromi Inlet in the Amur Estuary, Novgorodskaya Cove in the Bay of Pos'ete, and into the mouths and lower reaches of rivers runnning into Peter the Great Bay and into Amur Bay in Russia (Ref. 26334 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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