Tenant goby
📖 Overview
Obligate sponge dwellers. Live deep within canals of the sponges, near the openings to the incurrent canals. Sponges provide species with protection from predators and an available food source in many invertebrates. Eggs found within sponge or small plankton brought through incurrent pores .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal fins well separated; no dark saddles on body . Further characterized by having thin and elongate form; reduced scale cover and head pores; depth of body about 2 mm .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tenant goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical south to Curacao (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Tenant goby.
🔍 Similar Species
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