Gobiodon sp. [1 ga], Ningaloo Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Gobiodon sp. [1 ga], Ningaloo Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Possibly an undescribed species (Gobiodon species 1 in Allen & Erdmann 2012), although that species is only known from Brunei, Philippines and Ryuku Islands. Maze-like pattern of blue lines on the top of the head, two blue or pale lines below the eye, and finer blue lines on the operculum and pectoral fin base. Found in the branches of Acropora hard corals. Similar to, and possibly a colour variation of G. quinquestrigatus or G. prolixus.
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
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