Order Perciformes Family Gobiidae(Gobies) Soft-coral goby Pleurosicya boldinghi(Weber, 1913) 4.5 cm SL Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8.
Distribution; Indo-West Pacific/Aliwal Shoal, South Africa to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. General; Characterized by semi-translucent body and fins, blends well with soft coral or seapen; nape usually scaled to behind eyes; longitudinal scale series 22-25; wide gill opening, reaching forward to below posterior edge of eye; relatively deep bodied, depth of body at anus 3.8-5.8 in SL. Commensal with soft corals, lives on Dendronephthya soft corals, usually at depth of 20 meters or more in areas subject to strong currents. Large corals may play host to several individuals. Also found with Sarcophyton soft corals and sea pens in 5-82 m. (※commensal organisms benefit from their association with a host, but there is no associated cost to the host, as there is in the case of parasitism).
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