Engineer Goby - Pholidichthys leucotaeniaEngineer Goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) The Engineer Goby is a fascinating eel shaped marine fish known for its dramatic change in appearance as it matures. Juveniles are black with a bright white stripe and closely resemble striped catfish, while adults develop a barred or spotted pattern and become far more secretive. In the wild it inhabits shallow lagoons and coastal reefs in the west central Pacific, where juveniles may form tight schools under

Banana Eel

Latticed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesii)

Length to at least 25cm

Dragon Gobies do not normally nip corals

small crustaceans

Avoid adding to sterile new systems or aquariums where all natural algae has been removed

Some specimens ignore corals

In the wild it is found across the Indo-Pacific on shallow reefs and nearshore habitats

Christmas Island and Western Australia and east to Coral Sea and New South Wales

making it a small to medium-sized shrimp goby suitable for many mature marine aquariums

feeding on a diet of smaller fish

Pinkbar Shrimp Goby