Saltwater
Mud reef-goby
Exyrias belissimus
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 15 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 88 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Maldives, and 13 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A territorial species that inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Found over silty bottoms near or under overhanging corals. Feeds by sifting the sediment through its gill rakers.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acentrogobius belissimus
- Acentrogobius bellisimus
- Acentrogobius bellissimus
- Exyrias bellissimus
- Exyrius belissimus
In other languages
- Liejuriuttatokko
- Beautiful goby, Mud-reef 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.