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The Green Mandarin Goby has an exotic green/orange/red pattern on the body and an unusually shaped pectoral fins that allow it to "hover" in mid-water. Males can be distinguished from females by their elongated front dorsal spine.

Names

Common Name: Green Mandarin Goby
Other Names: Striped Mandarinfish, Green Mandarinfish
Scientific Name: Pterosynchiropus splendidus

Minimum Tank Size:  30

Level of Care:  Moderate-Difficult

Diet:   Carnivore. Provide meaty foods such as fresh chopped seafood, mysid shrimp, brine shrimp.

Natural Origin:   Indo-Pacific

Approximate-Sizes:  Small-Large:  1 - 4

Individuals will vary and may not look identical to the images

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