Purple fire goby ; second dorsal fin

Purple fire goby is one of the most beautiful fish among of the family Gobies.
This fish is called "Akebono haze" in Japanese,which means "Dawn color goby".It's a perfect naming!! The Japanese name of this fish was named by our Showa Emperor,who was an ichthyologist.
A deep and rare species at  Okinawa.

depth : 95ft / 29m_____location : Seragaki,Okinawa I.,Japan

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