Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Ornate Goby
Lubricogobius exiguus
Ornate Goby
Also known as: Yellow Pygmy Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Lubricogobius exiguus
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (4 cm)  
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Lubricogobius (Genus)
       └L. exiguus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277935🔗
iNaturalist ID: 530053🔗

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