Dash Goby

Dash Goby
Name: Dash Goby
Scientific Name: Ctenogobius saepepallens
Family: Gobies
Taxonomic: Gobiidae
ID Group: Gobies
Size: 1 - 1.5 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Goby has a pale gray body with reddish-brown blotches and spots. A dark bar crosses its eye and cheek, and a line of elongated dark spots runs along its side. It has a dark mark on the gill cover and a long, pointed tail.

The Dash Goby is often seen in sandy rubble areas near shelter or burrowed in the sand. It sometimes shares burrows with Snapping Shrimp.