Gobiodon rivulatus

Habitat: Gobiodon rivulatus is known to inhabit a wide range of Acropora corals, with the most frequently recorded species being digitate corals such as A. gemmifera, A. digitifera (Dana, 1846) and A. secale (Munday, Harold and Winterbottom, 1999; Froehlich et al., 2024). It has been suggested that the variation of the base colour could be associated with the occupation of a host coral, as Munday et al. (1999) stated that individuals observed on A. secale were typically darker and larger than those on A. gemmifera.

Sumber: Goby spotting: An updated guide to coral gobies (Genus: Gobiodon) in the Indo-Pacific Region

Sociality: Gobiodon rivulatus is typically observed hosting corals in pairs or groups (mean group size: 2.59, SI: 0.33 – 0.65) (Hing et al., 2018; Hing, 2019; Froehlich et al., 2024). Genetics: Gobiodon rivulatus has no consistent sister species, but is frequently located within a clade alongside G. quinquestrigatus, G. spadix, G. oculolineatus, G. bilineatus, G. reticulatus and G. irregularis (Harold et al., 2008; Duchene et al., 2013; Herler, Bogorodsky and Suzuki, 2013; Hing et al., 2019).

Sumber: Goby spotting: An updated guide to coral gobies (Genus: Gobiodon) in the Indo-Pacific Region

Status: The species is listed as ‘ Least Concern’ by the IUCN Red List (Larson, 2019 i).

Sumber: Goby spotting: An updated guide to coral gobies (Genus: Gobiodon) in the Indo-Pacific Region