Eviota cometa Comet pygmy goby

Eviota cometa is commonly referred to as Comet pygmy goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1729
AphiaID:: 278583

Scientific:: Eviota cometa
German:: Grundel
English:: Comet Pygmy Goby

Category:: Gobies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Eviota (Genus) > cometa (Species)
Initial determination:: Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, Central Pazific, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 0 - 22 Meter
Size:: 0.71" - 0.98" (1.8cm - 2.5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Dustfood , Invertebrates, Lobster eggs, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-11-12 11:17:08
Last edit:: 2022-03-19 14:12:15

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Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Eviota (Genus) > Eviota cometa (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

A review of the Eviota zebrina complex, with descriptions of four new species (Teleostei, Gobiidae) (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2022.

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