Evermannichthys bicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Evermannichthys |
Species: | E. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Evermannichthys bicolor |
Evermannichthys bicolor (bicolored sponge goby) is a perciform species of fish in the family Gobiidae. [2] As their name suggests, fishes in this species live inside sponges and can be found in the Caribbean Sea. [2] [3] The size of their populations are unknown, meaning it is not currently clear whether the bicolored sponge goby is in need of conservation. [1]
Overall, the body of the bicolored sponge goby is elongate and thin. [3] The scale-covering and the number pores on the head is reduced, and generally measures 2 mm dorso-ventrally. [3] Their color is dark across the dorsal-most third of their bodies, the lower two thirds are pale, and the fins are generally clear. [2] The frenum, which connects the upper lip to the snout is reduced in size, though the upper lip and snout are separated. [2] The tongue has a notched edge. [2]
This species is demersal living between 27 and 30 m below the surface of tropical oceans. [2] It can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, especially near the island of Navassa, Jamaica, and Curaçao [1] [3] Very little is known about the population numbers and conservation of this species, and it is considered data deficient by the IUCN. [1]
The bicolored sponge goby, as its name implies, lives inside sponges. [3] Specifically, it lives deep within the sponge, near the openings of the in-current canals. [3] The sponges provide protection for the bicolored sponge goby, as well as food, which is transported into the sponge via the in-current canals. [3] It is thought that this species spends its entire life in sponges, and that its eggs either drift into a sponge from open water or are laid directly within a sponge. [3]
Bicolored sponge gobies are considered data deficient by the IUCN, meaning that estimations of the total number of individuals and the trend of the population through time is unknown. [1] The species is not used by humans in any way, and no threats to them have been identified. [1] While no specific actions have been taken to conserve this species, many portions of their native range (including their type locality) are protected areas. [1]
Evermannichthys bicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Evermannichthys |
Species: | E. bicolor
|
Binomial name | |
Evermannichthys bicolor |
Evermannichthys bicolor (bicolored sponge goby) is a perciform species of fish in the family Gobiidae. [2] As their name suggests, fishes in this species live inside sponges and can be found in the Caribbean Sea. [2] [3] The size of their populations are unknown, meaning it is not currently clear whether the bicolored sponge goby is in need of conservation. [1]
Overall, the body of the bicolored sponge goby is elongate and thin. [3] The scale-covering and the number pores on the head is reduced, and generally measures 2 mm dorso-ventrally. [3] Their color is dark across the dorsal-most third of their bodies, the lower two thirds are pale, and the fins are generally clear. [2] The frenum, which connects the upper lip to the snout is reduced in size, though the upper lip and snout are separated. [2] The tongue has a notched edge. [2]
This species is demersal living between 27 and 30 m below the surface of tropical oceans. [2] It can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, especially near the island of Navassa, Jamaica, and Curaçao [1] [3] Very little is known about the population numbers and conservation of this species, and it is considered data deficient by the IUCN. [1]
The bicolored sponge goby, as its name implies, lives inside sponges. [3] Specifically, it lives deep within the sponge, near the openings of the in-current canals. [3] The sponges provide protection for the bicolored sponge goby, as well as food, which is transported into the sponge via the in-current canals. [3] It is thought that this species spends its entire life in sponges, and that its eggs either drift into a sponge from open water or are laid directly within a sponge. [3]
Bicolored sponge gobies are considered data deficient by the IUCN, meaning that estimations of the total number of individuals and the trend of the population through time is unknown. [1] The species is not used by humans in any way, and no threats to them have been identified. [1] While no specific actions have been taken to conserve this species, many portions of their native range (including their type locality) are protected areas. [1]