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Hey y'all, was at my LFS and saw this little dude in a box with Trimma gobies. The guy told me what it was called, but I can't seem to remember the exact name. If I recall, he called it something along the lines of a "banded cave goby" but I can't find any info on it using that name. It's the little yellow dude in the top left of the Pic, very small. Definitely a nano fish of some kind.

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It’s there now. Honestly not too sure. It’s almost giving me waspfish vibes but I could be way off

@ISpeakForTheSeas @vetteguy53081 thoughts?
I think it's the angle, but it does looks somewhat like a waspfish/lionfish in the pic.

Thats said, this seems to me to be a Priolepis goby, possibly P. semidoliata or P. boreus.

I haven't looked into the genus much, so I'm not sure which species (some look remarkably similar), but I'm pretty confident it's in the genus.
 
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I think it's the angle, but it does looks somewhat like a waspfish/lionfish in the pic.

Thats said, this seems to me to be a Priolepis goby, possibly P. semidoliata or P. boreus.

I haven't looked into the genus much, so I'm not sure which species (some look remarkably similar), but I'm pretty confident it's in the genus.
It definitely looks very similar to P. Boreus. I wonder if this is just a juvenile? The guy (who is the owner and I generally trust) said thats about full size but who knows, he could also be misinformed
 

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It definitely looks very similar to P. Boreus. I wonder if this is just a juvenile? The guy (who is the owner and I generally trust) said thats about full size but who knows, he could also be misinformed
P. boreus max size is roughly 1 inch, so they're tiny little guys.
 

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Hey y'all, was at my LFS and saw this little dude in a box with Trimma gobies. The guy told me what it was called, but I can't seem to remember the exact name. If I recall, he called it something along the lines of a "banded cave goby" but I can't find any info on it using that name. It's the little yellow dude in the top left of the Pic, very small. Definitely a nano fish of some kind.

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I’d say this is likely a juvenile Priolepis boreus as the bars go almost totally down the body.
 
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Awe he is a cutie! Looks like he would have a fun personality. Are you going to get him?
Thinking about it! I wanted more information before making an informed decision. My housemate has a 5gal so I was thinking of suggesting it to him!
I’d say this is likely a juvenile Priolepis boreus as the bars go almost totally down the body.
Agreed, seems likely especially with those huge eyes
 
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