Cocos frill-goby
📖 Overview
Lives among rubble, in sand pockets, or on reef rock and is abundant on silty intertidal reef flats . Benthic . Gut analysis composed of polychaetes, isopods, amphipods, and brachyurans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Characterized by mottled brown overall color, with five alternating irregular whitish and brown blotches or saddles dorsally on body; lower half of side with 5-7 rectangular brown blotches; white spots and blotches on cheek and operculum; upper 4-5 pectoral rays branched to base, tips membrane-free; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 37-38; predorsal scales 10-12, nearly reaching to above rear margin of preopercle; scales absent on cheek and operculum; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid on abdomen, breast and nape; depressed head, width greater than depth; depth of body 5.0 in SL .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cocos frill-goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Cocos frill-goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Cocos frill-goby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m , usually 0 - 2 m . Tropical; 32°N - 28°S East Africa to Johnston, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa Islands; Marianas and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Cocos frill-goby is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.4 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 91 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Cocos frill-goby has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Coco's Frillgoby · Cocos Frill-goby · Cocos Frillgoby · Cocos Goby · Cocos frillfin goby · Common Goby · Dusky Sand-goby · Tidepool Goby |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie de Cocos |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Sujikumohaze · スジクモハゼ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Góbio-de-Cocos |
| 🌍TAH | 'o'opu |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 椰子深鰕虎 · 椰子深鰕虎魚 · 深鰕虎 · 狗甘仔 · 甘仔魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathygobius fuscus pulcher | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Bathygobius versicolor | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Chlamydes versicolor | Fowler | 1945 | Synonym |
| Gobius cocosensis | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Gobius elmeri | Herre | 1940 | Synonym |
| Gobius homocyanus | Vaillant & Sauvage | 1875 | Synonym |
| Gobius sandvicensis | Günther | 1880 | Synonym |
| Rhinogobius corallinus | Jordan & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Rhinogobius ophthalmicus | Weber | 1909 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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