Dr. D. Ross Robertson, Panama
Info
(Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912)
Distribution:
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Biology:
Lives in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and walls.
Males occupy territories of less than 50 cm diameter, on vertical or overhanging rock faces, from November through February.
Females leave the territory after spawning, but the male continues to court and to spawn with other females in his territory while guarding the previously spawned egg masses from predators like wrasses and gobies.
Synonymised taxa:
Enneapterygius corallicola Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Tripterygiidae (Family) > Tripterygiinae (Subfamily) > Lepidonectes (Genus) > Lepidonectes corallicola (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!
Distribution:
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Biology:
Lives in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and walls.
Males occupy territories of less than 50 cm diameter, on vertical or overhanging rock faces, from November through February.
Females leave the territory after spawning, but the male continues to court and to spawn with other females in his territory while guarding the previously spawned egg masses from predators like wrasses and gobies.
Synonymised taxa:
Enneapterygius corallicola Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Tripterygiidae (Family) > Tripterygiinae (Subfamily) > Lepidonectes (Genus) > Lepidonectes corallicola (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!
