Gobiodon howsoni is a new species of clown goby just described from the Rowley Shoals of northwestern Australia. The new coral-dwelling goby is as small as other similar species of Gobiodon growing to less than one inch long with the type…
Four new Gobiodon species from the Red Sea
A handful of new species of Gobiodon coral gobies have just been described from the Red Sea. The new Gobiodon species were teased out of coral gobies from the marisrubri although several of the species are also known to occur in the Indian…
Trimma matsunoi, T. fasciatum and Gobiodon winterbottomi join a long list of cool new nano gobies
The new description of Trimma fasciatum, Trimma matsunoi and Gobiodon winterbottomi show that although the summer doldrums may be in full swing for the marine aquarium hobby, the ichthyologists are still busy classifying reef fishes.Especially with the nano reef gobies like Eviota and Trimma, these tiny substrate…
Lubricogobius dinah, not your run of the mill clown goby
Lubricogobius dinah is a fantastically coloured goby that is found predominantly in the Ryuku islands off Japan, and Papua New Guinea. The little fish is painted in a striking highlighter yellow with a silvery stripe that runs from the head…
Brown Clown Gobies are anything butt…and Naked Green Clown Gobies?
Seems like we’ve forgotten the clown gobies of the genus Gobiodon lately. Generally truly inexpensive and often thought of as common, they lack the exclusivity factor of something like a captive bred Brazilian Goldline Goby (Elacatinus figaro) or the mystical qualities of…
