Istigobius decoratus Decorated goby

Istigobius decoratusis commonly referred to as Decorated goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 382
AphiaID:: 219504

Scientific:: Istigobius decoratus
German:: Dekor-Grundel
English:: Decorated Goby

Category:: Gobies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Istigobius (Genus) > decoratus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Herre, ), 1927

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Christmas Islands, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors
Size:: 3.94" - 4.72" (10cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Istigobius murdyi
Grundel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-03 10:04:12
Last edit:: 2024-01-26 10:03:56

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(Herre, 1927)

Synonyms:
Acentrogobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)
Ctenogobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)
Rhinogobius decoratus Herre, 1927

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Istigobius (Genus) > Istigobius decoratus (Species)

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!