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Varicus cephalocellatus Ocellated Splitfin Goby

Varicus cephalocellatus is commonly referred to as Ocellated 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:
10862 
AphiaID:
1376258 
Scientific:
Varicus cephalocellatus 
German:
Grundel 
English:
Ocellated Splitfin Goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Varicus (Genus) > cephalocellatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin in Tornabene, Van T, 2016 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Curacao, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles 
Sea depth:
110 - 160 Meter 
Size:
4,0 cm 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 71.6 °F (17°C - 22°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-09-11 21:33:15 

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Tornabene L, Robertson DR, Baldwin CC (2016)

Similar species: Varicus decorum

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 cephalocellatus (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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