Kingdom Animalia Family Gobiidae Genus Glossogobius Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Suborder Gobioidei Subfamily Gobiinae Scientific name Glossogobius giuris Higher classification Glossogobius Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Glossogobius, Goby, Olive barb, Perciformes, Xenentodon cancila | ||
Tank goby fish glossogobius giuris fish world mania
Glossogobius giuris, the tank goby, is a species of goby native to fresh, marine and brackish waters from the Red Sea and East Africa through South Asia and the Indian Ocean to China, Australia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Description
The head is depressed while the body takes on a compressed appearance towards to caudal fin. Normally brown or light brown with various darker brown spots and fleacks along the sides. Ranges in size from 40 to 50cm maximum (16-20 inches).
Habitat
This subtropical species is most often associated with estuarine habitats, although it is also found in marine water and can be found many kilometers inland in freshwater streams.
Reproduction
Lays eggs amongst submerged vegetation, where the eggs are guarded by both the male and the female.
Feeding
A carnivorous fish, it will eat any small fish and invertebrates it comes across.
