Redigobius balteatus

The Rhinohorn goby, Girdled goby or Skunk goby (Redigobius balteatus) is a species of goby native to the Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, New guinea, Madagascar, and Mozambique. This species inhabits coastal estuaries, lakes and freshwater streams. It can reach a length of 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.[2]

Rhinohorn goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Gobiidae
Genus:
Redigobius
Species:
R. balteatus
Binomial name
Redigobius balteatus
(Herre, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Vaimosa balteata Herre, 1935

References
  1. Redigobius balteatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 September 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Redigobius balteatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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