Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Tigrigobius | |
Tigrigobius nesiotes is a species of goby native to the eastern Pacific islands of the Galapagos, Cocos Island and Gorgona Island dwelling deep in rock crevices. This species is a cleaner fish notably cleaning Whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) who will wait in substantial numbers for service. This species grows to a length of 2.3 centimetres (0.91 in) SL.
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