| Family: |
Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| Max. size: |
1.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Florida Keys, Bahamas, Jamaica, Virgin Islands and Belize. |
| Diagnosis: |
Small dark spots on head and body; side of belly has 2 squarish red spots bordered in white figure 8-shaped mark. |
| Biology: |
Found in living coral colonies; one of several small fishes that lives among the tentacles of living corals (Ref. 26938). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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