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Published on 02-13-2010 09:49 PM
Gudgeon Goby (Ptereleotris heteropterus)
The Gudgeon Goby safely inhabits a reef tank, staying near the substrate and yet not sifting it like other gobies may. They don't burrow in the sand; they prefer to find a tight safe spot in a crevice between rock and substrate. When kept in a group, they venture out one by one, and will retreat in the same order. Smaller food is preferred, such as cyclop-eeze. They are almost painfully shy, but when out are totally worth it because very few people keep them.
Origin: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands,
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