Freshwater
Neon goby
Stiphodon semoni
Gobiidae, Sicydiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 4.6 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 5 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Solomon Islands.
Videos
Neon goby - Stiphodon semoni (freshwater)
Oliver KnottSep 10, 2022
More about the species
Description
Occurs in small, moderately flowing to swift clear streams with rocky and boulder strewn bottom, usually in sunny areas and has been collected above waterfalls. Common in small rainforest creeks, often in hilly terrain, but usually within 30 km of the sea.
Other names
No other names.
Articles
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