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Rusty Goby

Aspect:

  Rust coloured body with lighter (orange) coloured vertical bars and lighter eye surrounds.
Population: Difficult to ascertain due to its environment.
Notable feature: Prominent globular eyes. Often lives upside down.
Environment: Caves and recesses.
Behaviour: Remaining totally quiet is its best way of remaining unseen, but like all gobies will dart away if approached too closely.
  • French designation: Nom Français inconnu
  • Latin designation: Priolepis hipoliti
  • Creole designation: -
  • Latin family: Gobiidae
  • Size (cm): 2.5 (3 max)
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