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Banded Goby - Amblygobius phalaena
This is a variation of Banded Goby - Amblygobius phalaena, dark brown with only vague stripes on head and front of body and bars on boy; black area on 1st dorsal fin. Both phases may display a black spot behind upper rear gill cover and another on upper tail near base. This variation most common in areas of black sand.
The more common phase of Banded Goby is pale gray; greenish brown stripes on head and front of body, 5 white-edged gray body bars, black spot on 1st dorsal fin.
''Amblygobius phalaena'', the 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 . 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 TL. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
