Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii
Info
Greenfield & Randall, 2011
The Purple dwarfgoby is only known from a few places in the Solomonsea (Milne Bay (Papua Neuguinea), Normanby Island, D’Entrecasteaux Islands and Ferguson Island).
This endemic species forms groups among branches of Acopora coral, inhabits sheltered reefs in 8-30 m depth.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Eviota (Genus) > Eviota dorsopurpurea (Species)
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!
The Purple dwarfgoby is only known from a few places in the Solomonsea (Milne Bay (Papua Neuguinea), Normanby Island, D’Entrecasteaux Islands and Ferguson Island).
This endemic species forms groups among branches of Acopora coral, inhabits sheltered reefs in 8-30 m depth.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Eviota (Genus) > Eviota dorsopurpurea (Species)
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!
