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

Photo of Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881) (Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881))
Animalia

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.

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Family
Genus
Favonigobius
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881)

Species Identity

Favonigobius lateralis is a goby species.

Native Range

It is native to coastal waters of eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Habitat Preferences

It occurs in marine and brackish waters in sandy estuaries, and prefers to live within seagrass beds.

Maximum Size

This species grows to a maximum total length of 9 centimetres, or 3.5 inches.

Photo: (c) eyrelab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by eyrelab · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Gobiidae Favonigobius

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

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