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Varicus decorum Decorated Splitfin Goby

Varicus decorum is commonly referred to as Decorated Splitfin Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
10855 
AphiaID:
1376260 
Scientific:
Varicus decorum 
German:
Grundel 
English:
Decorated Splitfin Goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Varicus (Genus) > decorum (Species) 
Initial determination:
Van Tassell, Baldwin & Tornabene in Tornabene, Van, 2016 
Occurrence:
Curacao, the Caribbean 
Sea depth:
99 - 251 Meter 
Size:
4,25 cm 
Temperature:
18,5 °F - 75.2 °F (18,5°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Varicus bucca
  • Varicus marilynae
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-09-11 21:32:38 

Info

Van Tassell, Baldwin and Tornabene, 2016

Source:
Tornabene L, Robertson DR, Baldwin CC (2016) Varicus lacerta, a new species of goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup) from a mesophotic reef in the southern Caribbean. ZooKeys 596: 143-156. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.596.8217
Authors: Luke Tornabene, D. Ross Robertson, Carole C. Baldwin
Published: 8. Juni 2016

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Varicus (Genus) > Varicus imswe (Species)

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!

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