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The spikefin goby is found throughout the western
Pacific Ocean, as well as in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It is a benthic fish that inhabits crevices and pockets in coral reefs between 2 and 50 meters in depth along the reef rock, rubble, and sand. It is reclusive and is not associated with
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is mostly white in the body, with orange stripes down the body and length of the dorsal fin, and dark spots on the face. Additionally, they have a large protruding dorsal fin just behind the head that characterizes them. The pectoral fin rays are also elongated. The body of spikefin gobies are
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translates as "fin". This is in reference to the peculiar location of the highly elongated dorsal fin, and the long rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins of the genus. The species name is after Mr. S. Griessinger, the collector of one of the
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that does not formally exist. The spikefin goby has a wide distribution across reefs throughout the western tropical
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