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Violet Goby
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Violet Goby

Gobioides broussonnetii Lacepède, 1800

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishViolet Goby
DutchDrakenkop
SpanishGobio violeta
Chinese勃氏似𫚥虎鱼
Scientific nameGobioides broussonnetii Lacepède, 1800

About this species

The violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii) is a species of goby native to marine, fresh and brackish waters near the Atlantic coast of North and South America from South Carolina in the United States, to northern Brazil. It prefers bays, estuaries and river mouths with muddy substrates. It is found in the aquarium trade, where it is often marketed as dragon goby or dragon fish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyGobiidae
GenusGobioides

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1842First record
1954Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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