. A balanced marine aquarium / Barbara Jayne Palko. The biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine [ Monroe] County, Florida / Deb Hess and John Stevely. Marine Description of the Commercially Valuable Species and its Biogeography Most gobies have their pelvic fins joined to form a sucking disc, allowing these fish to cling to corals, sponges, or rocks (Randall 1967). This family is often confused with the blenny family (Bleniidae), but can be differentiated by a continuous dorsal fin in the blenny family, and two dorsal fins in the goby family (I). Of the twelve
. A balanced marine aquarium / Barbara Jayne Palko. The biology of marine aquarium fishes collected in Marine [ Monroe] County, Florida / Deb Hess and John Stevely. Marine Description of the Commercially Valuable Species and its Biogeography Most gobies have their pelvic fins joined to form a sucking disc, allowing these fish to cling to corals, sponges, or rocks (Randall 1967). This family is often confused with the blenny family (Bleniidae), but can be differentiated by a continuous dorsal fin in the blenny family, and two dorsal fins in the goby family (I). Of the twelve species of the genus Gobiosoma that occur in the entire tropical Atlantic, seven are closely associated with corals, and the other five with sponges. Six of these twelve species are parasite pickers (IV) (Colin 1975). Bohlke and Chaplin (1968) reported forty-four goby species (entire family, including the genus Gobiosoma), in the Bahamas. Starck (1968) reported twenty-seven species on Alligator Reef. Neon Goby, Gobiosoma oceanops Jordan -\^ The Neon goby is black, with a iredescent blue stripe (A) through the body and a lighter area beneath the belly and head (B). This species reaches 5 cm (2 in.) in length. The Neon goby occurs from Florida to the Yucatan, including the Gulf of Mexico. Local Habitat in the Florida Keys The Neon goby has been reported in waters from 1 - 40 m (3 - 120 ft.) in depth. This species (all ages from newly metamorphosed to adults) is frequently found in association with corals or rocks. Colin (1975) reported the Star coral and Large Star coral (Montastrea cavernosa) to be the coral species most frequently having the Neon goby on their surfaces. The Neon goby was found singly or in groups of up to 30 fish/coral head. Colin (1976) reported, "populations of Gobiosoma sp. in limited localities do show some, often considerable variation over periods on the order of the life span (1 yr.) of individual ; The fact that gobies can associate wi
Size: 1791px × 1394px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionamericana, bookd, bookleafnumber62
