Oxyurichthys stigmalophius Spotfin goby

Oxyurichthys stigmalophiusis commonly referred to as Spotfin goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Oxyurichthys stigmalophius
German:: Flossenfleck-Wächtergrundel
English:: Spotfin Goby

Category:: Gobies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Oxyurichthys (Genus) > stigmalophius (Species)
Initial determination:: (Mead & Böhlke, ), 1958

Occurrence:: Suriname, Belize, Central Atlantic, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 2 - 60 Meter
Size:: up to 6.5" (16.5 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Zoobenthos
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Oxyurichthys amabalis
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
Oxyurichthys cornutus
Oxyurichthys formosanus
Oxyurichthys guibei
Oxyurichthys heisei
Oxyurichthys lemayi
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
Oxyurichthys microlepis
Oxyurichthys mindanensis
Oxyurichthys notonema
Grundel
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
Oxyurichthys papuensis
Oxyurichthys paulae
Oxyurichthys petersenii
Oxyurichthys saru
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius
Flossenfleck-Wächtergrundel
Oxyurichthys takagi
Oxyurichthys tentacularis
Oxyurichthys uronema
Oxyurichthys viridis
Oxyurichthys visayanus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-06-26 14:53:46
Last edit:: 2014-06-26 14:53:46

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(Mead & Böhlke, 1958)

Synonyms:
Ctenogobius stigmalophius (Mead & Böhlke, 1958)
Gobionellus stigmalophius Mead & Böhlke, 1958

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom ) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobionellinae (Subfamily) > Oxyurichthys (Genus)

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!

External links

A revision of the fish genus Oxyurichthys (Gobioidei: Gobiidae) with descriptions of four new species (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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