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Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler, 1944 White-lined coral goby |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowley Shoals. Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands and Palau. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Adults are uniformly black. | |||
| Biology: | Lives among branches of certain Pocillopora and Stylophora coral and Pavona cactus (Ref. 34765); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 August 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||