Author: (Valenciennes, 1836)
FBname: Blue-dashed rockskipper
Remark: Genus Williams, pers. comm.
Comments: Adults inhabit exposed outer intertidal reef flats, where it can hide in cracks and holes.  Commonly observed clinging to rocks as the water recedes below them during the low cycle of the swell and this species is often confused with mudskipper gobies (Ref. 48636).  They feed on filamentous algae and associated small invertebrates, such as foraminiferans, ostracods, copepods, and gastropods.  Oviparous.  Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114).  Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).  Rarely used for aquarium fish.