Bulbous eyes and a cream body, with a characteristic stripe and five or six squarish blotches along the sides. This fish is locally common in estuaries, where it sits near the entrance of crustacean burrows. The genus Tasmanogobius contains three southeastern Australian species that lack scales on the head.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.1-21.3°C
Depth: 0-8m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (50% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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Tasmanogobius gloveri, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
