Starry goby
Asterropteryx semipunctata
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A goby with a wide range, from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Hawaii, Japan and Australia. It reaches 6.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Asterropteryx semipunctata
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Asteropteryx semipunctatus, Asterropterix eumeces, Asterropterix semipunctata, Asterropterix semipunctatus, Asterropterix semipunctatus quisqualis, Asterropteryx semipunctatus, Eleotris miniatus, Gobiomorphus hypselopteryx, Gobiomorphus robustus, Priolepis auriga, Prioolepis auriga
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.5 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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