Dr. Sergey V. Bogorodsky, Russland
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Our sincere thanks for the first photo goes to Dr. Sergey Bogorodsky!
This goby is originally from the Western Indian Ocean and has found its way through the Red Sea and through the Suez Canal into the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
A species that enters the Mediterranean Sea along the described route is called Lesseps' migrant.
The Peters' goby is now quite common along the coasts from Turkey to Israel and feeds carnivorous on small zoobenthos on soft soils.
Brief description:
The ground colour is a grey-blue with bruises and lines on head and body. The vertical bars are missing, which can be seen in O. papuensis.
Dark spot on the tail stem. Pelvic fins bluish with yellow spots and lines on head and body. Pectoral fins yellowish with white spots. Dorsal and anal fins transparent or reddish with blue lines. Tail fin reddish with dark edge.
Aquaristic attitudes are missing.
Source:
A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species
Authors: Frank L Pezold & Helen K. Larson
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:23ED7D54-A463-4156-B618-AF8A884C53D5
Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Synonym: Apocryptes petersii Klunzinger, 1871
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
This goby is originally from the Western Indian Ocean and has found its way through the Red Sea and through the Suez Canal into the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
A species that enters the Mediterranean Sea along the described route is called Lesseps' migrant.
The Peters' goby is now quite common along the coasts from Turkey to Israel and feeds carnivorous on small zoobenthos on soft soils.
Brief description:
The ground colour is a grey-blue with bruises and lines on head and body. The vertical bars are missing, which can be seen in O. papuensis.
Dark spot on the tail stem. Pelvic fins bluish with yellow spots and lines on head and body. Pectoral fins yellowish with white spots. Dorsal and anal fins transparent or reddish with blue lines. Tail fin reddish with dark edge.
Aquaristic attitudes are missing.
Source:
A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species
Authors: Frank L Pezold & Helen K. Larson
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3988.1.1
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:23ED7D54-A463-4156-B618-AF8A884C53D5
Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Synonym: Apocryptes petersii Klunzinger, 1871
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
