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Gobioides Sagitta
''Gobioides'' is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and in fresh waters of the Pacific coast of the Americas. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''Gobioides africanus'' ( Giltay, 1935) * ''Gobioides broussonnetii'' Lacépède, 1800 (Violet goby) * ''Gobioides grahamae'' G. Palmer & Wheeler, 1955 * ''Gobioides peruanus'' (Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1880) (Peruvian eelgoby) * '' Gobioides sagitta'' ( Günther, 1862) References Gobionellinae {{Gobionellinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobioides Broussonnetii
The violet goby (''Gobioides broussonnetii'') is a species of goby native to marine, fresh and brackish waters near the Atlantic coast of North and South America from South Carolina in the United States of America, to northern Brazil. It prefers bays, estuaries and river mouths with muddy substrates. It is often marketed as the dragon goby or dragon fish. Description The violet goby has a long, slender, eel-like body. Its dorsal and anal fins run almost the entire length of the body. The teeth are very sharp; however these are used for scraping algae off rocks, not fighting. When kept in good condition, dragon gobies develop an attractive, iridescent, silvery-blue metallic color with a gold blotch pattern. Violet gobies seen in pet stores are generally long. In the wild, violet gobies can grow to long. However, in captivity they seldom grow past . Males tend to have long, pointed genital papilla, while that of the females are shorter, blunt, and yellow in color. Habitat an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |