Favonigobius reichei

Favonigobius reichei, the Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby (often simply called "tropical sand goby" (all "sand gobies" are tropical)), is a species of goby native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean preferring muddy or sandy substrates, often with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.^[2]

Favonigobius reichei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Favonigobius
Species:	F. reichei
Binomial name
Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
Synonyms
Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854 Acentrogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) Gobius neilli F. Day, 1868 Acentrogobius neilli (F. Day, 1868) Favonigobius neilli (F. Day, 1868) Gobius zanzibarensis H. E. Liénard, 1891 Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934 Ctenogobius godavariensis Visweswara Rao, 1971