Saltwater
Nineline goby
Ginsburgellus novemlineatus
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 2.5 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 3 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, and 17 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits shallow areas with clear water and coral formations, often in close association with the sea urchin Echinometra lucunter. Possesses a ventral sucking disk which allows it to adhere to the rock beneath the test of an urchin with only the head showing among the spines of urchins. When disturbed they retreat farther beneath the urchin, and if the urchin is removed it rapidly darts beneath the test of a neighboring one. Feeds mainly on the tube feet of sea urchins..
Other names
Other scientific names
- Ginburgellus novemlineatus
- Gobiosoma novemlineatum
In other languages
- Neonraitatokko
- Nine-lined goby, Ninelined 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.