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The cleaner goby Elacatinus serranilla, named after its first location, the Serranilla Islands, was later also observed and identified around the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
In 2019, reports of findings occurred from the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve near Colombia.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species additionally lists Nicaragua as a place of occurrence.
The gobies spawned easily in a University of Miami scientific test aquarium, laying and incubating their eggs in a plastic tube.
The reproductive activity, eggs and larvae were described by Patrick L. Colin in 1975.
The fish were maintained in aquaria for several months.
Based on the gut contents of other sponge-dwelling species of the genus, it is suspected that a large part of the diet of this species will be the parasitic sponge polychaet Haplosyolis spongicola.
Etymology: We call this species Elacatinus serranilla after the locality where it was found, the Serranilla Bank.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
In 2019, reports of findings occurred from the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve near Colombia.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species additionally lists Nicaragua as a place of occurrence.
The gobies spawned easily in a University of Miami scientific test aquarium, laying and incubating their eggs in a plastic tube.
The reproductive activity, eggs and larvae were described by Patrick L. Colin in 1975.
The fish were maintained in aquaria for several months.
Based on the gut contents of other sponge-dwelling species of the genus, it is suspected that a large part of the diet of this species will be the parasitic sponge polychaet Haplosyolis spongicola.
Etymology: We call this species Elacatinus serranilla after the locality where it was found, the Serranilla Bank.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
