A short distance off the southeast coast of Bali, there lies a smallish island called Nusa Penida which is the discovery site for a new species of nano goby. Eviota algida joins a parade of new species to be described in…
Three new species of dwarf gobies from the Cayman Islands
A new paper recently published in the Journal of Ocean Science Foundation is a doozy of an article with an incredible wealth of information on the dwarf gobies of the Cayman Islands. The primary intent of the paper was to…
Navigobius dartfish discovered in the Philippines!
Pictured above is an incredible sample of Navigobius found in the Philippines which extends the range of this eye-popping genus by more than a thousand miles. The Navigobius genus was just created less than five years ago to describe the first and only…
Trimma pajama and T. meranyx are two new exquisite species of deepwater nano gobies
A few new deepwater nano gobies from Indonesia have been described in a recent edition of the journal ZootaxaI that are sure to captivate you with their beauty. Here is information on two of the three new gobies described by Richard…
ORA cracks into breeding the Priolepis Goby genus
Hobbyist aquarium breeders have been tinkering with gobies of the genus Priolepis for at least a decade now, and based on my own personal experience with P. hipoliti (the Rusty Goby), they are downright challenging to keep alive past 24…
ORA adds Masked Goby to Captive-Bred Lineup
The Masked Goby happens to be one of those underrated marine fish from our native waters (it’s found throughout the tropical western Atlantic). It lacks the bold colors of even something as commonplace as the Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) so…
Two new species of Vanderhostia sport flamboyant tails
Vanderhorstia is a group of little known gobies in the aquarium world, which is a shame because the genus contains many interesting and eye catching species, with two more recently added to the group. Vanderhorstia cyanolineata and V. fulvopelvis are two new…
Stonogobiops family photo: where does S. nematodes end and S. xanthorinica begin?
Stonogobiops is a popular group of aquarium fish collectively known as rayed shrimp gobies. The genus Stonogobiops includes the dracula goby, S. dracula, barber pole goby, S. nematodes, the yellowface goby, S. xanthorhinica, and the ever popular white ray shrimp goby, S.…
The Great Cleaner Wrasse and Cleaner Goby Throwdown!
Imagine you have your heart set on getting a cleaner fish for your marine aquarium so you can observe this iconic form of symbiosis right in your own home. Now imagine you’re in your local fish store looking at two…
Four new species of Eviota gobies from French Polynesia
Four new species of Eviota dwarf gobies have just been described from French Polynesia. Although the new tiny reef fish are probably very beautiful in real life, Alive, all we have to go on is a handful of images of these fish…
