Author: (Bean, 1882)
FBname: Blackeye goby
Comments: Found usually in sandy areas near rocks.  Occurs from intertidal areas to 106 m depth.  Retreats to rocks or holes when approached.  Young are found usually offshore among plankton.  Oviparous (Ref. 56079).  A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 34256).  Forms permanent harem groups composed of a single male  and several smaller females (Ref. 55367).  Eggs are guarded by the male (Ref. 56079).