Paragobiodon xanthosoma Emerald Coral Goby, Emerald Goby, Golden Coralgoby, Yellow Coral Goby, Yellowgreen Coralgoby, Yellowskin Goby

Paragobiodon xanthosoma is commonly referred to as Emerald Coral Goby, Emerald Goby, Golden Coralgoby, Yellow Coral Goby, Yellowgreen Coralgoby, Yellowskin Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9325 

AphiaID:

219539 

Scientific:

Paragobiodon xanthosoma 

German:

Gelbe Korallengrundel 

English:

Emerald Coral Goby, Emerald Goby, Golden Coralgoby, Yellow Coral Goby, Yellowgreen Coralgoby, Yellowskin Goby 

Category:

Kutlinger 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Paragobiodon (Genus) > xanthosoma (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1853 

Occurrence:

Ambon, American Samoa, Anilao, Australia, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, China, East Africa, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Egypt, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Spratly Islands, Sumatra, Taiwan, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.57" (4 cm) 

Temperature:

78.8 °F - 84.2 °F (26°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Middels 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Paragobiodon echinocephalus
  Rotkopf Grundel
• 
  Paragobiodon kasaii
  Kasaii-Grundel
• 
  Paragobiodon lacunicolus
  Panda Grundel
• 
  Paragobiodon modestus
  Warzen-Grundel
• 
  Paragobiodon xanthosoma
  Gelbe Korallengrundel

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Paragobiodon melanosoma
  Schwarze Korallengrundel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-17 16:32:57 

Last edit:

2024-05-31 19:49:54 

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