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(Bleeker, 1853)
Special thanks for the foto to Jean-Claude Baur, Marocco!
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: widespread from South Africa to Pitcairn I.; in the Pacific north to Miyake-jima, Japan, south to Sydney Harbour, Australia; in the Indian Ocean north to Djibouti (Gulf of Tadjourah) and south to Aliwal Shoal, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Biology
A common species that occurs in sheltered sandy areas from reef flats to seaward reefs; over sandy bottoms near pieces of rubble, rock, or coral (live or dead).
Synonyms:
Acentrogobius cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Fusigobius scapulostigma (Herre, 1953)
Gnatholepis australis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis cauerensis australis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis inconsequens Whitley, 1958
Gnatholepis scapulostigma Herre, 1953
Gobius cauerensis Bleeker, 1853
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobionellinae (Subfamily) > Gnatholepis (Genus) > Gnatholepis cauerensis (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!
Special thanks for the foto to Jean-Claude Baur, Marocco!
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: widespread from South Africa to Pitcairn I.; in the Pacific north to Miyake-jima, Japan, south to Sydney Harbour, Australia; in the Indian Ocean north to Djibouti (Gulf of Tadjourah) and south to Aliwal Shoal, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Biology
A common species that occurs in sheltered sandy areas from reef flats to seaward reefs; over sandy bottoms near pieces of rubble, rock, or coral (live or dead).
Synonyms:
Acentrogobius cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Fusigobius scapulostigma (Herre, 1953)
Gnatholepis australis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis cauerensis australis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield, 2001
Gnatholepis inconsequens Whitley, 1958
Gnatholepis scapulostigma Herre, 1953
Gobius cauerensis Bleeker, 1853
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobionellinae (Subfamily) > Gnatholepis (Genus) > Gnatholepis cauerensis (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!
