Exquisite Sandgoby, Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950

Other Names: Exquisite Goby, Exquisite Sand-goby

An Exquisite Sandgoby, Favonigobius exquisitus, at Nambucca River estuary, New South Wales, 22 Sep 2013. Source: Ian V. Shaw. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial

Summary:

A sandgoby with pale greyish-brown spots along the back, four or five pairs of larger blotches along the midside, blackish ocelli on pale dorsal fins, and a dark bar from the eye to the upper jaw.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Favonigobius exquisitus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1369

Exquisite Sandgoby, Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950

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Distribution	Recorded in Australia from Yule Point, Queensland, to the Tuross River, NSW. Francis et al. (2005) record this species from northern New Zealand, presumably having been introduced via ships' ballast water. Inhabits the intertidal zone, tide pools, coastal bays, harbours, sandy estuaries, and seagrass beds. The Exquisite Sandgoby is common in parts of Moreton Bay, Queensland.
Feeding	Feeds on amphipods, polychaete worms and mysids.
Etymology	The specific name exquisitus refers 'this beautiful little fish'.
Species Citation	Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950, Proc. Roy. Zool. Soc. N. S. W. 1948–49: 32, fig. 2. Type locality: Toukley, New South Wales.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Exquisite Sandgoby, Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950

References

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