This type of relationship is called commensalism, meaning that the relationship is beneficial to one party, in this case the goby, and neutral to the other, in this case the coral.
Identity card
Broad-barred goby
- Scientific name:
- Gobiodon histrio
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Valenciennes, 1837
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: From the Red Sea to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Habitat:
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Among Acropora coral branches, up to 15 m deep.
- Size:
3 to 3.5 cm max.
- Diet:
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Small invertebrates and zooplankton.
