Taxonomy |
Gobiiformes, gobies |
Habitat |
In sandy bays |
Activity pattern |
Mostly in pairs in living tubes dug by the male |
Diet |
Small animals and algae, which they ingest and filter out together with the sand, sand is released through the gills |
Body length |
Up to 10 cm |
Preproduction |
Spawn is deposited in the living tubes shortly before new or full moon; up to 40'000 eggs, which are guarded by the male until hatching - female wags fresh water, after hatching brood care ceases |
Commerce |
Aquaristics |
Current population |
unknown |