hi! need a fish ID please y’all!

[tailoftwogobies]

we picked up this little guy at our local favorite reef store, we can’t recall the name of him.. but he swims upside a lot but is eating just fine & minds his business.. any ideas of what this little guy might be? he somewhat reminds me of a mandarin goby but he’s more off white in color with some pink and orange here and there he also has a mohawk..

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Looks kind of like a type of goby it kind of looks like the shape of a yellow clown goby

 

[tailoftwogobies]

definitely has a goby mouth, but i want to say the fish place said it began with a P the name.. but i cant recall what it was.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Can I get a whit light pic?

 

[tailoftwogobies]

i’ll take one later on in the day and see if i can get a better photo. i am shocked no one can ID it, definitely a goby i think though.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

I'm not the best at fish ID but I'm trying

 

[tailoftwogobies]

definitely appreciated! i’ll get another photo tonight with different lighting & maybe a filter to help.

 

[afishbestservedcold]

its a priolepis goby, maybe priolepis boreus

 

[tailoftwogobies]

thank you! that’s the name i was looking for.

 

[afishbestservedcold]

thank you! that’s the name i was looking for.

I got one recently too, its a cool fish!

 

[tailoftwogobies]

is it common for it to be upside down a lot? he’s literally never once been right side up but he swims perfectly this way and is eating, keeps to himself though and hides under the coral shelf.

 

[afishbestservedcold]

yea thats how they are, mine also hangs out under a ledge and darts out for food. He's also wandered out for a calm swim a few times though.