Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881) is a animal in the Gobiidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881)

Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881)

Favonigobius lateralis is a small goby native to sandy estuarine waters of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand that prefers seagrass beds.

Family
Genus
Favonigobius
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881)

Favonigobius lateralis is a goby species. It is native to coastal waters of eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. It occurs in marine and brackish waters in sandy estuaries, and prefers to live within seagrass beds. This species grows to a maximum total length of 9 centimetres, or 3.5 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Gobiidae Favonigobius

More from Gobiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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