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Vanderhorstia mertensi Mertens' prawn-goby

Vanderhorstia mertensi is commonly referred to as Mertens' prawn-goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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lexID:
6671 
AphiaID:
277377 
Scientific:
Vanderhorstia mertensi 
German:
Mertens Partnergrundel 
English:
Mertens' Prawn-goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Vanderhorstia (Genus) > mertensi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Klausewitz, 1974 
Occurrence:
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Israel, Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Taiwan, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Western Indian Ocean 
Sea depth:
2 - 10 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Fish eggs, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Oyster eggs, Pellets, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-02-20 19:23:11 

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Klausewitz, 1974

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!

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