Pugnose 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 connected; head blunt, 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 Pugnose goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pugnose goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pugnose goby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical south to Curacao (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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