ID for this goby

[klyve]

Hi any ideal what's this goby called?

[domvonn]

dun look like goby family ...looks more like dragonet family .

bought it or caught it ?

[markymarcus]

Looks like soon hock. Haha sorry I'm hungry

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[Tony Gill]

Callogobius - perhaps C. stellatus. Species in this genus are pretty confused, and there are a number of undescribed species out there as well. Naomi Delventhal has just finished revising the genus for her PhD. I'll drop her a line to see if she can give a more definite identification.

[Tony Gill]

I heard back from Naomi: "I'm pretty sure that species belongs to a complex of small, hasseltii-like Callogobius that include C. sheni and a bunch of undescribed species. I wouldn't be able to tell more specifically without looking at it under the [micro]scope."

[klyve]

Yes its under callogobius. . But can't find the name for this... or is it an indescribable species?

[Tony Gill]

Yes its under callogobius. . But can't find the name for this... or is it an indescribable species?

I can't add any more than Naomi had said in her message. She would need to see additional details under a microscope to determine the species.