An uncommonly beautiful goby from Chile's obscure subtropical [...]
Helfrichi firefish will likely be the mid-water occupants in Gary’s new tank.We’re back again. This week we talk about glass-sponge reefs and go on a shopping trip to Diver’s Den to assemble an animal plan for Gary’s new tank. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at [...]
Valenciennea bella – Photo by Kevin Kohen Valenciennea is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling fish from the family Gobiidae. They can be found sifting sandy bottoms, along the edges of coral reefs and on flats in the Indo-Pacific. Behavior Valenciennea will perch directly on the substrate [...]
A hypothetical phylogeny for this group. Stonogobiops & Myersina: In Evolutionary Context A rainbow of colors in Myersina adonis, from brackish Thai waters. Credit: Shunsuke Onishi The full extent of speciation in this diverse group of gobies is only now coming to light. We still [...]
Girdled Shrimpgoby (undescribed species) Girdled Shrimpgoby. Credit: Gerry Allen This species is documented in Allen & Erdmann’s Reef Fishes of the East Indies, but I have failed to find a single photograph of it online. It is reported from depths of 3-20m on mud bottoms in Bali, [...]
Yasha Goby (Stonogobiops yasha) A darkly pigmented male impressing a female. Credit: Sabine Penisson First, a brief etyomology interlude, as the origins of the name “Yasha” is an interesting story. The first specimens to be discovered were found in Japan, where they were given the [...]
Yellownose Shrimpgoby (S. xanthorhinica) A dark specimen camouflaged on dark substrate. Credit: Yuji Izumi A common goby throughout the Western Pacific, this is one of the most frequently encountered species offered in the aquarium trade. It can be found in water as shallow as three [...]
S. nematodes & yasha, alongside Amblyeleotris yanoi. Best friends forever! Credit: Takashi Nagamatsu The shrimpgobies of the genus Stonogobiops are a common sight in any aquarium store, with species oftentimes selling for not much more than the cost of a cheap damselfish. Because of this, [...]
