Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii
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Stonogobiops medon, Hoese & Randall, 1982
At first glance it is easy to confuse the gobies Stonogobiops pentafasciata and Stonogobiops medon, but a second look makes the differences quite obvious.
Stonogobiops pentafasciata has, as its name suggests, 5 black body stripes, while Stonogobiops medon has only four.
The goby Stonogobiops medon also shows a yellow-coloured area affecting the mouth and forehead, while this area of Stonogobiops pentafasciata shows a white basic colouration and is crossed by a black transverse bar from the mouth, through the eye to the back of the head.
Spatially, the gobies will most likely not meet, as Stonogobiops pentafasciata lives around Japan and Stonogobiops medon around the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia lives.
Besides the common preference for a sandy and pebble-rich bottom, there remains the commonality of cohabitation with the firecracker Alpheus randalli.
Imports from the Marquesas Islands are currently not known to us.
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!
At first glance it is easy to confuse the gobies Stonogobiops pentafasciata and Stonogobiops medon, but a second look makes the differences quite obvious.
Stonogobiops pentafasciata has, as its name suggests, 5 black body stripes, while Stonogobiops medon has only four.
The goby Stonogobiops medon also shows a yellow-coloured area affecting the mouth and forehead, while this area of Stonogobiops pentafasciata shows a white basic colouration and is crossed by a black transverse bar from the mouth, through the eye to the back of the head.
Spatially, the gobies will most likely not meet, as Stonogobiops pentafasciata lives around Japan and Stonogobiops medon around the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia lives.
Besides the common preference for a sandy and pebble-rich bottom, there remains the commonality of cohabitation with the firecracker Alpheus randalli.
Imports from the Marquesas Islands are currently not known to us.
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!
