Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Starry Goby
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Starry Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Asterropteryx semipunctata
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Asterropteryx (Genus)
        └A. semipunctata (Species)

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