smallest fishes

[goby1]

Are there any fishes that only reach, say, 1'' in length? That is, fishes that work in 80degF saltwater tanks. Thanks,

G1

 

[Amphiprion]

Check out some of the Elacatinus species. They reach just under 2"

 

[Wolverine]

Check out some of the Gobiosoma species.

Dave

 

[Amphiprion]

It has been a long time since I have seen any Gobiosoma species. They are quite rare in the trade and tend to not be nearly as colorful as Elacatinus sp. Elacatinus also stays smaller on average than many Gobiosoma (with exceptions of course).

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7241163#post7241163 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
It has been a long time since I have seen any Gobiosoma species. They are quite rare in the trade and tend to not be nearly as colorful as Elacatinus sp. Elacatinus also stays smaller on average than many Gobiosoma (with exceptions of course).

I stand corrected. I was thinking that I see a lot more Gobiosoma than Elacatinus in our area, but it turns out that I'm only half right. Apparently there have been some more reorganizations since the last time I looked at it (which wasn't that long ago) because the green-barred goby and neon goby were both still in Gobiosoma on fishbase when I had them last year, as an example. I guess my one year old information has become out of date (as had Scott Michael's Marine Fishes).

Dave

 

[Amphiprion]

If it weren't for the marine biology journals, etc that I end up reading for fun, there would be no way I could even remotely keep up with the enormous (and ridiculously frequent) reorganizations. Although some of the nomenclature doesn't stand in that book anymore, it is still one of the best out there.

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7241369#post7241369 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Amphiprion
If it weren't for the marine biology journals, etc that I end up reading for fun, there would be no way I could even remotely keep up with the enormous (and ridiculously frequent) reorganizations. Although some of the nomenclature doesn't stand in that book anymore, it is still one of the best out there.

I agree. I wasn't belittling his book. After I read your post, I flipped through it to double check that the fish I had in mind were Gobiosoma. Then I decided to check fishbase (which was thankfully working today).

Dave

 

[goby1]

So the Elacatinus are neon gobies? It seems to report this in a Google search. Are there any particular ones that stay 1'' or under?

How about anchovies?

G1

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7249949#post7249949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by goby1
So the Elacatinus are neon gobies? It seems to report this in a Google search. Are there any particular ones that stay 1'' or under?

It would be more accurate to say that neon gobies are Elacatinus, not the other way around. That's the genus name, and there are several different species that fall under that category.

Dave