Author: (Smith, 1957)
FBname: Hector's goby
Comments: Inhabits sheltered bays and inner reefs on fine rubble shaded by large living corals (Ref. 48637).  Occurs solitarily, hovering a short distance above sandy bottoms of reef bases.  Stomach contents of one specimen comprise of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods, and nematodes (Ref. 9360).