Many-host Ghostgoby, Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Scientific name: Pleurosicya mossambica
Alternative name/s:
Common Ghost Goby, Many-host Cling-goby, ling-goby Mozambique Ghostgoby
  • Author(s)
    Mark McGrouther
  • Updated
    31/03/21
  • Read time
    2 minutes
Many-host Ghostgoby, Pleurosicya mossambica Click to enlarge image
A Many-host Ghostgoby at a depth of 15 m, Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, June 2001. Image: Akos Lumnitzer
© Akos Lumnitzer

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Pleurosicya
    Species
    mossambica
    Order
    Perciformes
    Class
    Actinopterygii
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia
  • Size Range
    It grows to about 25 mm in length.

Introduction

Many-host Ghostgoby can vary in colour depending upon the host.

Distribution

This map shows species occurrence observations from data recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia.

References

Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.