Image: Krefft's Frillgoby near seagrass

Krefft's Frillgoby near seagrass

A Krefft's Frillgoby near seagrass at a depth of 3 m, Wollongong, New South Wales, January 2006.

Photographer:
Sascha Schulz
Rights:
© Sascha Schulz
Common name:
Krefft's Frillgoby
Scientific name:
Bathygobius krefftii
Family:
Gobiidae
Order:
Perciformes

Additional information

Australian Museum Goby specialist Dr Doug Hoese stated that "The colouration and pattern of the species is variable and you rarely see two that are the same. The critical things is that upside down V anteriorly and the hook mark on the end of the caudal peduncle".

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Tags Bathygobius krefftii, Krefft's Frillgoby, fishes, ichthyology, Gobiidae,