Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Favonigobius Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Gobiidae Higher classification Sand gobies | |
Scientific name Favonigobius melanobranchus Similar Sand gobies, Goby, Actinopterygii, Favonigobius reichei, Perciformes | ||
Favonigobius melanobranchus, the blackthroat goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean as well as being recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. This fish is found on sandy bottoms and seagrass beds at depths of from 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). It can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.
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