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MICHEL'S CORAL GOBY
Pleurosicya micheli Fourmanoir, 1971
These gobies live on the surface of corals, in Hawai`i usually species of Porites. Their transparent bodies contain an orange-red stripe; in strong light a series of reflective dashes along the top of the spine make the fish appear to glow from within. Most common in Hawai`i along the Kona coast of the Big Island, the species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. To about 1 in. Photo: Puako, Hawai`i. 30 ft. (on Finger Coral, Porites compressa)
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Text and photos copyright by John P. Hoover