The Kojiro Goby Credit: brucelee It’s not unusual to see a new species of goby described from Indo-Pacific waters—in fact, thirteen have been described since March of this year. We are living in a veritable golden age of gobiid taxonomy. What a great time to be alive! And one of the most [...]
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, [...]
