Bay goby?

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Furnari
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Bay goby?

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After seeing Jan's latest post, I got to wondering about a fish I saw at Mike's Beach Resort on a night dive a couple of weeks ago. I thought for sure it was a blackeye, but I've been wrong before. Any thoughts?
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Dusty2
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Re: Bay goby?

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I would say bay goby due to the black spot on the dorsal and also the black spot at the base of the tail.
fnerg
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I'm thinking bay goby. Blackeyes have a dark spot on the dorsal fin, but it's got a really defined edge. The spots on the caudal fin also look bay goby-ish. Lastly, if the pattern of spots looks like a snakehead prickleback, and it's not a snakehead prickleback, it's probably a bay goby.
Biodiversity_Guy
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Re: Bay goby?

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Yes I agree with Bay Goby.

Here is one I saw at Sund Rock, a bit south of where you were.
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