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Orange-striped goby

Orange-striped goby
(Amblygobius decussatus)

The Orange Square Goby or Orange-Striped Goby is a sand sifting goby. This means that they will take mouthfuls of substrate searching for small crustaceans and organic matter. This habit makes them perfect for aggitating the substrate of an...  Read more >

Pink-speckled shrimpgoby

Pink-speckled shrimpgoby
(Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)

Pink Spot Watchman Gobies are colorful and attractive gobies for a community fish-only or reef aquarium. They have light-colored bodies with bright pink and blue spots on their head and pinkish bands along their sides. This fish is best known as...  Read more >

Fat sleeper

Fat sleeper
(Dormitator maculatus)

The Fat Sleeper Goby is a known by many common names including Jade Sleeper Goby and Striped Sleeper. It is silvery-gray in color and has iridescent horizontal lines on its face and flanks. These lines shine with green, blue, and gold. This is a...  Read more >

Marble goby

Marble goby
(Oxyeleotris marmorata)

The Marble Goby is one of, if not the largest goby in the world. It has a long brown body with a flattened head and symmetrical marbled coloration around its double dorsal fin. This goby is found in slow-moving streams and tributaries in southeast...  Read more >

Blacktail goby

Blacktail goby
(Ptereleotris heteroptera)

Spotfin Gudgeons are small pale blue fish with elongated bodies. They are very shy and do best in pairs or small groups, but do not do well with other fish because they are so shy. They are ideal for reef aquariums where they will have plenty of...  Read more >

Blue gudgeon

Blue gudgeon
(Ptereleotris microlepis)

The Pale Gudgeon is pale green-blue in color. It has a long body and the color is uniform. Pale Gudgeons like to swim, as well as bury themselves, so they should be kept in a tank that has a sandy bottom. They may try to jump out of the aquarium,...  Read more >

Goby fish

Goby fish
(Stigmatogobius sadanundio)

Knight Gobies are pale gray in appearance with small black dots in the body and fins. The pectoral, anal and caudal fins have a white line that runs parallel to the body, and the fins may have a slight iridescence. The most striking feature of this...  Read more >