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Blackeye Goby

Rhinogobiops nicholsii

The Blackeye Goby is a small fish with big, round eyes! They are often found hiding in the sand and rocks of the ocean floor, making them fun to spot during a beach adventure.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Blackeye Goby has a slender body, often mottled with brown, tan, and grey patterns for camouflage. Its most distinctive feature is a prominent dark spot or stripe directly behind each eye. They possess large, fan-like pectoral fins and two separate dorsal fins.

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Blackeye Goby
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Blackeye Goby

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A male Blackeye Goby performs a special dance to attract a mate.

Even in the dark, they can feel tiny vibrations of food swimming nearby.

These tiny fish often share homes with other burrowing animals, like worms!

They use their fins like sticky feet to crawl on rocks and seaweed.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Cling Power

Blackeye Goby has special pelvic fins that form a suction cup, helping them stick firmly to rocks even in strong currents.

Fähigkeit

Color Shifter

Blackeye Goby can subtly change its skin color to blend perfectly with surrounding rocks and seaweed, making it hard to spot.

Fähigkeit

Dedicated Dad

Blackeye Goby males guard their eggs fiercely inside rocky crevices or burrows, protecting their future offspring.

Maße und Details

Länge
5-15 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Maximale Tiefe
30 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small fish are hunters of tiny marine creatures found on the seafloor.

Altersunterschiede: Young gobies primarily feed on plankton, while adults shift to benthic invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • amphipods
  • copepods
  • small crabs
  • marine worms
  • tiny fish larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Fat Innkeeper Worm

Urechis caupo

Hides in burrows of these worms.

eaten by

Kelp Bass

Paralabrax clathratus

A common predator in kelp forests.

eats

Lacy Amphipod

Ampithoe lacertosa

Feeds on these small crustaceans.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch where you step in the water to avoid stepping on small fish like the Blackeye Goby.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blackeye Goby?

5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blackeye Goby?

0.005-0.05 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blackeye Goby?

2-5 Jahre

Was frisst Blackeye Goby?

These small fish are hunters of tiny marine creatures found on the seafloor.

Wo findet man Blackeye Goby normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Blackeye Goby?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Blackeye Goby?

30 m

Was ist der/die/das wasserart von Blackeye Goby?

Salzwasser

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