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Naked goby

Gobiosoma bosc

Description:

Approx. 6 cm long, dark brown w/ greenish vertical stripes. Large forward eyes, small mouth w/ big lips.

Habitat:

Caught in mudflat behind Bushy Point beach. Prefers dark places, likes to hide under rocks. Uses modified pelvic fins to "stick" to surfaces (rocks, the side of the tank). Has staked out a territory in the tank which it now vigorously defends from a stickleback and a hermit crab.

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1 Comment

Priyankar
Priyankar 9 years ago

Nice fish !

dcfieldview
Spotted by
dcfieldview

Groton, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Oct 7, 2011

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