Pleurosicya micheli

Gobiidae
Stony Coral Ghostgoby, Cling Goby, Michel's Ghostgoby, Michel's Goby, Stony Coral Ghostgoby
  • Pleurosicya micheli, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pleurosicya micheli, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Pleurosicya micheli, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pleurosicya micheli, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Pleurosicya micheli, Coral Sea, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
    Pleurosicya micheli, Coral Sea, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Translucent body, with single wide red stripe with narrow white dashes on upper margin, and relatively short pointed snout with a yellow tint. Similar P. elongata (Slender Spongegoby) with more pointed snout and colouration to match host sponge. Perches on hard corals.
Information
  • Max Size: 3 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 23.4-30.3°C
  • Depth: 10-50m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
    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
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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