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Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Gobiidae
Grey knight-goby
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Family Gobiidae
updated Sep 2020

Where seen? This large greyish goby with spots is sometimes seen in our mangrove streams.

Features: About 6cm long. Pearly grey with 3-4 rows of small round black spots on the sides. Spots and streaks also on the fins and tail.

What does it eat? According to FishBase, it feeds on small fishes and invertebrates, including mosquito larvae.

Admiralty Park, Mar 11

Admiralty Park, Mar 11

Grey knight-gobies on Singapore shores
On wildsingapore flickr

Links

References

  • Larson, Helen K and Kelvin K. P. Lim. 2005. A Guide to Gobies of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre. 164pp.
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