Location: Dumaguete, Philippines
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Ornate Sandgoby
Istigobius ornatus
Ornate Sandgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Istigobius ornatus
Size: Up to 3.5 in. (9 cm)
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Gobiiformes (Order)
└Gobiidae (Family)
└Istigobius (Genus)
└I. ornatus (Species)
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