Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Istigobius (Genus)

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