Spikefin Goby, Discordipinna griessingeri
Scientific name: Discordipinna griessingeri
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A Spikefin Goby in an aquarium. The fish was caught at One Tree Island in October 1980.
Image: Doug Hoese
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Discordipinna
- Species
- griessingeri
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
This embedded video shows a Spikefin Goby in an aquarium. The species was described in 1978 by Hoese and Fourmanoir. The standard Australian name for the species is Spikefin Goby not Flaming Prawn Goby as written on the video frame.
Distribution
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information.
