BLACK RIFLE GOBY – 帛琉枝牙鰕虎

THE PALAUAN RIFFLE DWARF GOBY (STIPHODON PELEWENSIS) IS A VERY RARE FRESHWATER DWARF GOBY THAT IS NATIVE TO MICRONESIA AND POSSIBLY OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS. IT IS KNOWN FOR THE DEEP TURQUOISE AND BLACK COLOR THAT DOMINANT MALE SPECIMENS DISPLAY AT MATURITY. FEMALES ARE NOT AS COLORFUL, BUT ARE STILL VERY ATTRACTIVELY MARKED WITH HORIZONTAL BLACK AND CREAM-COLORED STRIPES. THIS FASCINATING, PEACEFUL FISH IS AN ALGAE AND BIOFILM GRAZER THAT IS AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE FOR THE MATURE NANO AQUARIUM.