Fish ID

[Jon Lazar]

I recently purchased a piece of LR covered in mushrooms, and when I got it home and was unpacking, I found this fish in the bottom of the bag. Apparently he had been hiding out inside a hole in the LR.

 

Any help with an ID would be appreciated. He's about 3/4" long.

 

Jon

 

[lanman]

I recently purchased a piece of LR covered in mushrooms, and when I got it home and was unpacking, I found this fish in the bottom of the bag. Apparently he had been hiding out inside a hole in the LR.

 

Any help with an ID would be appreciated. He's about 3/4" long.

 

Jon

 

 

My guess... Gobiosoma Trimma Sp.

 

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gobies.htm

 

bob

Edited April 20, 2008 by lanman

[Highland Reefer]

 

My guess... Gobiosoma Trimma Sp.

 

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/gobies.htm

 

bob

 

 

 

Good call Bob.

 

[lanman]

Does that mean I get to name him?

 

I shall call him 'Freebie!'

 

bob

[Jon Lazar]

Bob,

 

Maureen approves of the name "Freebie" and is willing to proclaim your status as his godfather.............unless someone comes up with a name she likes better.

 

Jon

[lanman]

Bob,

 

Maureen approves of the name "Freebie" and is willing to proclaim your status as his godfather.............unless someone comes up with a name she likes better.

 

Jon

Perhaps I should change my title on here... 'The Godfather'.

 

And never look a gift gobie in the mouth!

 

bob

[tbittner]

Don't you mean CodFather?

 

What an awesome hitchhiker!

[treesprite]

too bad there can't be more hitchhikers like that

[stevearlen]

from http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/1024frameset.htm (Gobies) :

 

 

"Trimma

This genus consists of 39 identified species, with many still waiting to be identified. All are quite small, i.e., less than two inches (5 cm) in length. One male usually dominates a group, with all others being females. If the male dies, one of the females will become a male. Should a larger, stronger male become the leader of the group, the less dominant male will return to being a female. And do so quickly, sometimes in as little as four days! All species are peaceful and in the wild feed upon zooplankton and benthic invertebrates. In the aquarium, they will accept meaty foods such as brine shrimp and mysis shrimp. They are perfect inhabitants for small nano reef systems.

 

T. anaima

T. annosum Greybearded Pygmy Goby

T. avidori

T. barralli Red Pygmy Goby

T. benjamini Redface Dwarf Goby

T. caesiura Caesiura Dwarf Goby

T. caudomaculata Cave Pygmy Goby

T. cana Candycane Pygmy Goby

T. emeryi Emery's Goby

T. fishelsoni

T. flammeum Orange-spotted Pygmy Goby

T. flavicaudatus

T. halonevum

T. hoesei

T. macrophthalma Flame/Big-eye Pygmy Goby

T. milta

T. naudei Red Pygmy/Rubble Goby

T. okinawae Okinawa Rubble Goby

T. rubromaculatus Red Jewel Goby

T. striata Stripehead/Red-lined Pygmy Goby

T. taylori Yellow Cave Goby

T. tevegae Blue-striped Cave Goby

T. unisquamis Cheekscale Dwarf Goby

T. winterbottomi Winterbottom Goby"

 

Your looks like perhaps T. anaima or T. benjamini (Redface Dwarf Goby)