Green Banded Goby - TheLiving Encyclopedia

The Green banded goby, Tigrigobius multifasciatus, is a member of the goby family native to the western Atlantic Ocean, from the Bahamas and Central America to northern South America. As the name implies, they are dark green with 17-23 pale green bars, and have a brown stripe through the eye interrupted with a bright red spot. It is believed by many that these markings imitate the Juvenile Schoolmaster Snapper.

📌 In the aquarium

The green banded goby is popular with aquarists and is generally considered to be reef safe. It is especially suited to nano reef tanks because of its small size. Because of territorial issues with their own kind in the small confines of a tank, they are best kept singly or as a breeding pair.

📌 Conservation status

Tigrigobius multifasciatus is not found on the IUCN Red List. The species is highly resilient, with localized populations able to double within fifteen months.

📌 Reproduction

Gobiodon sp. start life as females, and are bi-directional protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that when paired up, if necessary, one changes sex to form a breeding pair. In the case of two females forming a pair, the larger of the two becomes male, and in the case of two males, the smaller changes sex to become female.

Quick Facts

Common Names:

Green Banded Goby, Greenband goby

Class:

Actinopterygii

Data Completeness:

100%

Data Sources

🌍gbif

📖wikipedia

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🦎inaturalist

References

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Distribution Statistics

10

Observations

10

Countries

Top Locations

North Atlantic Ocean, San Juan, PR, US

1

Île de Saint-Martin, Marigot, MF

1

North Atlantic Ocean, San Juan, Puerto Rico, US

1

Caletón de la Majagua, La Romana, La Romana, DO

1

Saint Ann, JM

1

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First: 5/16/2021 · Latest: 2/18/2026