Stonogobiops
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Goby ( Stonogobiops nematodes ) |
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Stonogobiops is a genus of small gobies (Gobiidae). The fish live in the tropical Indian Ocean and the western Pacific in shallow water on sandy bottoms between coral reefs .
features
They are among the Partnergrundeln and always live in pairs with small bang crabs of the genus Alpheus (usually Alpheus randalli ) together in burrows in the sand. Their body has black, brown or red vertical or horizontal stripes with a white base color. The first rays of the fin on the first hard-nosed dorsal fin are elongated. The individual species are 3.5 to 6 inches long.
Stonogobiops , like most other gobies, feeds on zooplankton .
species
- Dracula basil ( Stonogobiops dracula ) Polunin & Lubbock, 1977
- Stonogobiops medon Hoese & Randall, 1982
- Goby ( Stonogobiops nematodes ) Hoese & Randall, 1982
- Stonogobiops pentafasciata Iwata & Hirata, 1994
- Yellow- snouted goby ( Stonogobiops xanthorhinica ) Hoese & Randall, 1982
- Yasha Goby ( Stonogobiops yasha ) Yoshino & Shimada, 2001
literature
- Hans A. Baensch / Robert A. Patzner: Mergus Sea Water Atlas Volume 1 . Mergus-Verlag, Melle 1997. ISBN 3-88244-110-0
Web links
Commons : Stonogobiops - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Stonogobiops on Fishbase.org (English)