Crab-eye Goby
Signigobius biocellatus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Signigobius
- Species
- Signigobius biocellatus
The crab-eye goby (Signigobius biocellatus) is a sand goby with two large eye-spots on its dorsal fins, which together with its fins make it look like a crab. It moves in a jerky, side-to-side way that adds to the illusion.
It grows to about 6-10 cm and lives in pairs on sheltered sand and silt, often near a burrow. It feeds by taking mouthfuls of sand and sifting out tiny animals through its gills.
The crab-eye goby is found in the western Pacific, including the Philippines, where pairs are seen on sandy and silty bottoms in calm water.