Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Characterized by yellowish brown body color grading to white ventrally; presence of 5-6 dark brown bars with white markings in between on side of body; upper back with a row of small widely spaced black spots; first and second dorsal fin equal in height; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 55; ctenoid body scales; cycloid scales on nape, abdomen, and breast; predorsal scales extending to interorbital space; scales dorsally on opercle, absent on cheek; depth of body 3.6-4.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

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Sfinks-dikkop , Afrikaans , South Africa

Bugonglawin , Cebuano , Philippines

Sphinx goby , English , Australia

Sphinx goby , English , South Africa

Sphynx goby , English , Australia

Sphynx goby , English , Solomon Is.

Sphynx goby , English , Indonesia

Sphynx goby , English , Micronesia

Lokuca , Fijian , Fiji

Pomo , Gela , Solomon Is.

Gamia , Hiligaynon , Philippines

蛾鈍鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

蛾钝鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bia , Tagalog , Philippines

Paku , Tagbanwa Calamian , Philippines

Bagtis , Waray-waray , Philippines

Borod , Waray-waray , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Amblygobius

Species: Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Maputo Bay, Mozambique, eastward to Micronesia (Ref. 4343).

Biology

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Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Occurs on sandy or sparse seagrass substrata of protected reefs. Hovers just above the bottom and takes refuge in a burrow, Ref. 48637.

Habitat

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brackish