Saltwater
Starry goby
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 6.5 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 11 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, and 34 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found on algal-coated reef rock and rubble of inner flats and turbid lagoons. Takes refuge in burrows or holes in the reef. Benthic. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates. Solitary or in small group (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Asteropteryx semipunctatus
- Asterropterix eumeces
- Asterropterix semipunctata
- Asterropterix semipunctatus
- Asterropterix semipunctatus quisqualis
- Asterropteryx semipunctatus
In other languages
- Bluespotted goby, Halfspotted goby, Star-finned goby, Starryfin 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.