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title: "Whitebarred Goby"
description: "Amblygobius phalaena — Ryby. Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/whitebarred-goby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Whitebarred Goby

> Amblygobius phalaena — Ryby. Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft).

- Scientific name: *Amblygobius phalaena*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2039
- Wikidata: [Q902217](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902217)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153195](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153195)

## Names

- en: Whitebarred Goby
- de: Braunstreifengrundel
- es: Gobio de Barras marrones
- fr: Gobie à bandes

## Countries with the most observations

AU (382), NC (284), ID (205), HK (168), FJ (130), PH (112), GU (43), TH (34), JP (31), MY (28), MP (22), PF (22)

## Summary

Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft).  This species feeds by taking in mouthfuls of sand and sifting out algae, invertebrates and other organic matter.  It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.  It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblygobius_phalaena

## Photo

![Whitebarred Goby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/whitebarred-goby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262491074

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/whitebarred-goby?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).