Slender spongegoby

Phyllogobius platycephalops, the Slender spongegoby, is a species of goby native to the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on reefs at depths of from 2 to 18 metres (10 to 60 ft). This species is a commensal on sponges of the genus Phyllospongia. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2]

Slender spongegoby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Phyllogobius Larson, 1986
Species:	P. platycephalops
Binomial name
Phyllogobius platycephalops (J. L. B. Smith, 1964)
Synonyms
Cottogobius platycephalops J. L. B. Smith, 1964