Where Does Pinkbar Goby Live?

Pinkbar Goby lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Pinkbar Goby

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Typically found in shallow coastal waters, from 1 to 30 meters (3 to 100 feet).

Environment

Prefers sandy or silty bottoms in lagoons, sheltered bays, and reef flats, often near coral rubble or seagrass beds. Always associated with a burrow shared with a symbiotic alpheid shrimp.

Geographic range

Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea, East Africa, Maldives, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and extending to parts of the Western Pacific.

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