Eggleston's lightning goby

📖 Overview

Eggleston's lightning goby (Egglestonichthys fulmen), first described by Fujiwara, Suzuki & Motomura, 2020 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 2.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Gobiidae kept in the hobby.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 109; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: A I, 9; pectoral-fin rays 17, with lower rays connected by membrane; longitudinal series scales 25; transverse scales 8; pre-dorsal-fin scale rows 8; cheek and opercle are naked; no pelvic frenum; caudal fin lanceolate, its length 32.2% of SL; interorbital width is very narrow, 1.2% of HL (much narrower than pupil diameter); no spicules or odontoid processes on the outer surface of gill arches. Colouration: body whitish, upper half with broken zigzag pattern of bright yellow patches and associated scattered black melanophores in fresh specimens (melanophores retained in preserved specimens) .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eggleston's lightning goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 250 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Is.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Eggleston's lightning goby.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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