Brown Drombus, Drombus triangularis (Weber 1909)

Other Names: Brown Shore Goby

A Brown Drombus, Drombus triangularis, in Bali, Indonesia, 2012. Source: Andrey Ryanskiy / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Drombus triangularis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/110

Brown Drombus, Drombus triangularis (Weber 1909)

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Distribution	Wyndham, Western Australia, to Sarina, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits seagrass beds, mangroves and silty-sandy-shelly areas near reefs.
Remarks	This species may share burrows with alpheid shrimps.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Brown Drombus, Drombus triangularis (Weber 1909)

References

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