BrackishSaltwater
Eyebar goby
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Gobiidae, Gobionellinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 6 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 8 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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). Solitary or in small groups. Feeds on algae, detritus and small benthic invertebrates.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acentrogobius cauerensis
- Fusigobius scapulostigma
- Gnatholepis australis
- Gnatholepis cauerensis australis
- Gnatholepis cauerensis cauerensis
- Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis
In other languages
- Bridled goby, Cauer eye-bar goby, Eye-bar sand-goby, Shoulder spot goby, Shoulder-spot sandgoby, Shoulderspot goby
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.