Rusty Goby

Rusty Goby
Name: Rusty Goby
Scientific Name: Priolepis hipoliti
Family: Gobies
Taxonomic: Gobiidae
ID Group: Gobies
Size: 0.5 - 1 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Goby has an orange to reddish-brown body with light blue or gray bars. Its fins have rows of orange spots that form lines.

The Rusty Goby is often hiding in small crevices or beneath boulders. It frequently clings upside-down to the ceilings of its shelter and occasionally darts out to feed.