29. Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) ― Tropical Sand Goby― Native

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854:509 [ Padang, Sumatra [Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4672 ]. Synonyms: Aboma aliciae Herre, 1936; Pomatoschistus bacescui Nalbant, & Mayer, 1975; Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849; Ctenogobius cylindricus Bleeker, 1875; Acentrogobius ennorensis Menon & Rema Devi, 1980; Gobius littoreus Day, 1888; Gobius neilli Day, 1868; Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934 .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: New record from Dhofar region (Wadi Hasik).

General distribution. Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Vietnam, Marshall Islands and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, and probably in several other regions of the Arabian Peninsula.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).