Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Orangespotted Sandgoby
Istigobius rigilius
Orangespotted Sandgoby
Also known as: Rigilius goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Istigobius rigilius
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Istigobius (Genus)
        └I. rigilius (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278039🔗
iNaturalist ID: 103568🔗

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