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Lubricogobius exiguus Gobies Hatching Eggs

This is a pair of yellow pygmy gobies (Lubricogobius exiguus) sending juveniles into the world. They do this by gathering young into their mouths and spitting them out at random intervals. The female in the foreground has a bellyful of eggs prepared for the next batch of babies. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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This is a pair of yellow pygmy gobies (Lubricogobius exiguus) sending juveniles into the world. They do this by gathering young into their mouths and spitting them out at random intervals. The female in the foreground has a bellyful of eggs prepared for the next batch of babies. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.