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  • Whitebarred Goby, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Whitebarred Goby, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Whitebarred Goby, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Klaus Stiefel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Klaus Stiefel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Whitebarred Goby, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) joseph_dibattista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Whitebarred Goby

Amblygobius phalaena

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About

Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby,white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft). This species feeds by taking in mouthfuls of sand and sifting out algae, invertebrates and other organic matter. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries...

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