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Small-eyed goby

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Small-eyed goby
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Austrolethops

Whitley, 1935
Species:
A. wardi
Binomial name
Austrolethops wardi
Whitley, 1935

Austrolethops wardi, the Small-eyed goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean through the western Pacific Ocean where it inhabits areas of coral rubble. As its common name suggests, this species has particularly small eyes. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Austrolethops wardi". FishBase. April 2013 version.