. 1 cm (from Fritzsche 1978) Common Name: Code goby Scientific Name: Gobiosoma robustum Other Common Names: robust goby Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae Value Commercial: The code goby has no commercial value, other than as a minor forage fish for commercially important species. Recreational: The code goby has little recreational value, although it is somtimes kept in marine aquaria, and may be observed by recreational divers and snorkelers. Indicator of Environmental Stress: This species is generally not used in studi
. 1 cm (from Fritzsche 1978) Common Name: Code goby Scientific Name: Gobiosoma robustum Other Common Names: robust goby Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae Value Commercial: The code goby has no commercial value, other than as a minor forage fish for commercially important species. Recreational: The code goby has little recreational value, although it is somtimes kept in marine aquaria, and may be observed by recreational divers and snorkelers. Indicator of Environmental Stress: This species is generally not used in studies of environmental stress. Ecological: The code goby is a small predator, and is one of the dominant species of shallow grass flats (Hildebrand 1954, Springer and Woodbum 1960, Hoese and Jones 1964, Zimmerman 1969, Odum 1971). It is also considered the most abundant goby in the saline waters of northern Florida Bay (Tabb and Manning 1961). Range Overall: This species is found from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan (Ginsburg 1933, Dawson 1969, Schwartz 1971, Hoese and Moore 1977). It is abundant in shallow sea grass meadows especially in Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico (Ginsburg 1933, Hildebrand 1954, Springer and Woodburn 1960). Within Study Area: The code goby is common along the Gulf coast from the Laguna Madre, Texas to Florida Bay, Florida in shallow grass flats (Ginsburg 1933, Hildebrand 1954, Bohlke and Robins 1968, Zimmerman 1969). It is considered absent from many of the low- salinity estuaries of Louisiana (Czapla et al. 1991) (Table ). Life Mode This is a demersal species (Zimmerman 1969, Odum 1971). Observations from different activity studies are inconclusive, possibly due to the difficulty in collecting this "secretive" resident of sea grass beds (Springer and Woodburn 1960, Hoese and Jones 1964, Zimmerman 1969, Krull 1976, Shipp 1986). Habitat Type: The habitat preferences of early life stages are wel
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