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  • A crab-eyed goby in shallow water at Ngchuus Beach, Ngeruktabel Island, Palau
    crab-eyed-goby-signigobius-biocellat...tif
  • Profile of a crab-eye goby (Signigobius biocellatus), a small fish that swims in a stuttered back-and-forth motion. This unique pattern of motion is said to be reminiscent of the side-to-side movement pattern that is characteristic of crabs. with the large signature spots on the fish’s dorsal fins resembling eyes.
    crab-eye goby-signigobius-biocellatu...tif
  • Orange-dashed goby (Valenciennea puellaris) with its mouth open after spitting out a mouthful of sand as it was foraging for food.
    oranged-dashed-goby-valenciennea-pue...tif
  • Super macro close-up 3x life-size magnification photograph of a yellow shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) staring into camera lens, taken at Waga Waga in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    Cryptocentrus-cinctus-yellow-shrimp-...tif
  • Super macro close-up 3x life-size magnification photograph of a rayed shrimp goby (Tomiyamichthys sp.), taken at Waga Waga in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    rayed-shrimp-goby-Tomiyamichthys-sp-...tif
  • Common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) diligently guarding a precious brood of eggs on the surface of a sponge, in the muck at Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photographed at 3x life-size
    super-macro-common-ghost-goby-Pleuro...tif
  • Super macro close-up 3x life-size magnification photograph of a shrimp goby (Amblyeleotris sp.) staring into camera lens, taken at Waga Waga in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    Amblyeleotris-sp-goby-super-macro-wa...tif
  • Cute yellow coral goby (Gobiodon okinawae) living among branches of Acropora coral at Fantasy Island, part of the Patch Reefs of Palau. This area was devastated by the el Nino of 1998 and a subsequent crown of thorns infestation. The area has since recovered and is a thriving, healthy reef system.
    yellow-coral-goby-gobiodon-okinawae-...tif
  • Cryptocentrus cinctus shrimp goby with a funny facial expression, just after scooping up a mouthful of sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Funny-facial-expression-Cryptocentru...tif
  • Super macro close-up 3x life-size magnification photograph of a goby (Vanderhorstia sp.) staring into camera lens, taken at Waga Waga in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    super-macro-Vanderhorstia-goby-face-...tif
  • This is a close-up portrait of an Amblyeleotris shrimp goby, photographed at a magnification of three times life-size
    amblyeleotris-shrimp-goby-200807-009...tif
  • Cute yellow coral goby living among branches of Acropora coral at Fantasy Island, part of the Patch Reefs of Palau. This area was devastated by the el Nino of 1998 and a subsequent crown of thorns infestation. The area has since recovered and is a thriving, healthy reef system.
    yellow-coral-goby-gobiodon-okinawae-...tif
  • Very small blackfin coral goby (Paragobiodon lacunicolus) hiding among the branches of a small coral formation in the muck at Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    blackfin-coral-goby-Paragobiodon-lac...tif
  • Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) photographed with a bit of motion-blur to show this fish opening its mouth
    whip-coral-goby-Bryaninops-yongei-mo...tif
  • Close-up profile image of a shrimp goby in the sand just outside its burrow
    super-macro-shrimp-goby-lembeh-strai...tif
  • Close-up of ornate shrimp goby face, Vanderhorstia ornatissima
    ornate-shrimp-goby-Vanderhorstia-orn...tif
  • Close-up of Amblyeleotris sp. shrimp goby
    Amblyeleotris-goby-kokopo-new-britai...tif
  • This is a male hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema) protecting a brood of eggs. Males of this species mate several times with females, which lay their eggs on the upper surfaces of confined spaces and then leave the area to the care of the male. In this case, this burrow was at 20m depth, with water ranging between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius. The males protect the eggs until they hatch, somewhere between one and two weeks depending on water temperature, and then mate again. Throughout this process, the male does not eat much. As a result, after several matings, the males become too weak to carry on, and they die. The name for this species in Japanese is sabihaze (サビハゼ).
    hairchin-goby-sagamia-guarding-eggs-...tif
  • Close-up profile photo of a male hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema) that measured about 5 centimeters in length. This fish was guarding eggs that had been laid by a female.
    hairchin-goby-sagamia-geneionema-mal...tif
  • Face of a hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema). Photographed at the Izu Peninsula in Japan.
    hairchin-goby-sagamia-geneionema-izu...tif
  • Metallic Shrimp Goby (Amblyeleotris latifasciata) on dark sand with mouth open. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    Amblyeleotris-latifasciata-metallic-...tif
  • Close-up view of hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema) eggs
    hairchin-goby-sagamia-geneionema-egg...tif
  • Magnificent fan shrimp goby (Tomiyamichthys emilyae)
    magnificent-fan-shrimp-goby-tomiyami...tif
  • Developing eggs of a hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema). Though still early in development, individual transparent fish embryos are visible attached to the yellow-orange yolk sacs.
    hairchin-goby-eggs-developing-embryo...tif
  • Red-margin shrimp goby opening its mouth for a brief moment. Amblyeleotris rubrimarginatus in Papua New Guinea
    amblyeleotris-rubrimarginatus-red-ma...tif
  • Sharp-eye pygmy goby (Trimma anaima) in Ambon, Indonesia
    Trimma-namaima-sharp-eye-pygmy-goby-...tif
  • Old glory goby (Koumansetta rainfordi) sifting through sand for food. Ambon, Indonesia
    Koumansetta-rainfordi-old-glory-goby...tif
  • Profile of a beauty goby (Pterogobius zacalles), known as ryuuguu-haze in Japanese
    pterogobius zacalles-beauty-goby-jap...tif
  • A beautiful blue-striped cave goby, photographed at Lion Island near Loloata Island Resort
    blue-striped-cave-goby-Trimma-tevega...tif
  • Vanderhorstia sp. goby with mouth open
    Vanderhorstia-sp-goby-kokopo-new-bri...tif
  • Lubricogobius dinah goby sitting on top of its beer bottle home, located at 30 meters depth at Observation Point at Normanby Island in Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-observation...tif
  • Lubricogobius dinah goby sitting on top of its beer bottle home, located at 30 meters depth at Observation Point at Normanby Island in Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-observation...tif
  • Lubricogobius dinah goby peeking out from its beer bottle home, located at 30 meters depth at Observation Point in Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-observation...tif
  • Dinah's goby (Lubricogobius dinah) sitting on top of a beer bottle. Observation Point at Normany Island in Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-observation...tif
  • This is a starry goby (Asterropteryx semipunctata), about 5cm in length. This species is found in shallow areas such as tide pools and protected bays.
    asterropteryx-semipunctata-starry-go...tif
  • Extreme close-up portrait of a 2cm yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) with its mouth open, perched at the entrance of a burrow in sandy substrate at 29m depth. ミヒンベニハゼ
    lubricogobius-exiguus-goby-open-mout...tif
  • Face-on, super macro photograph of a Tomiyamichthys goby in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    super-macro-Tomiyamichthys-goby-lemb...tif
  • One of a pair of Dinah's goby (Lubricogobius dinah) in the mouth of a beer bottle, at Observation Point in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-in-beer-bot...tif
  • Possibly an undescribed shrimp goby species of the genus Vanderhorstia.
    Vanderhorstia-sp-goby-kokopo-new-bri...tif
  • Extreme close-up portrait of a 2cm yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) perched at the entrance of a burrow in sandy substrate at 29m depth. ミヒンベニハゼ
    lubricogobius-exiguus-super-macro-po...tif
  • Pair of Dinah's gobies (Lubricogobius dinah) with their beer-bottle home, at Observation Point in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
    Dinahs-goby-pair-Lubricogobius-dinah...tif
  • Pair of Dinah's gobies (Lubricogobius dinah) with their beer-bottle home, found at a depth of 30 metres at Observation Point in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
    Lubricogobius-dinah-goby-with-beer-b...tif
  • Pair of Dinah's gobies (Lubricogobius dinah) with their beer-bottle home, with the fish inside the bottle is turned upside-down. These gobies were at a depth of 30 metres at Observation Point in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
    Pair-of-Lubricogobius-dinah-gobies-w...tif
  • It took me about three hours to get face to face with this tiny yellowfin shrimp goby, which was in about seven metres of water. A female dugong and her baby watched me while I was waiting for this fish, something I didn't realise until after I finished and backed off slowly from the goby. Given that my lens was set for 5x lifetime magnification, there was no hope of taking pictures of the dugongs, so I settled for enjoying their company.
    yellowfin-shrimp-goby-tomiyamichthys...tif
  • Yellow shrimp goby sitting on a volcanic sand bottom in shallow water in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
    yellow-shrimp-goby-Cryptocentrus-cin...tif
  • Yellownose shrimp goby with mouth open and fins flared. Many fish seem to do this from time to time, though the behaviour only lasts a split second.
    yellownose-shrimp-goby-Stonogobiops-..tiff
  • A very small rayed shrimp goby outside its burrow in shallow water
    rayed-shrimp-goby-tomiyamichthys-mil...tif
  • A yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) sitting on the test of a sea urchin. Photographed in Osezaki bay, Izu Peninsula, Japan.
    Lubricogobius-exiguus-on-sea-urchin-...tif
  • Pterogobius elapoides, a goby called kinubari in Japanese, swimming against a backdrop of bright-green seaweed that blooms in the spring.
    pterogobius-elapoides-seaweed-japan-...tif
  • Pterogobius elapoides goby, known as kinubari in Japanese, against a background of bright-green seaweed that blooms in the spring.
    pterogobius-elapoides-seaweed-japan-...tif
  • Slender Sandgoby (Fusigobius gracilis) watching over a clutch of eggs hanging from the ceiling of an extremely narrow burrow. The silver reflection from the eggs are the eyes of the embryonic fish. The goby was about 4cm in length, the burrow at 15m depth.
    slender-sandgoby-fusigobius-gracilis...tif
  • Fire Dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica) in Ambon, Indonesia
    Nemateleotris-magnifica-fire-dartfis...tif
  • Priolepis latifascima gobies often perch on the underside of crevices and overhangs. This one has just darted out from the ceiling of the dark crevice in the background for a split-second. This species is native to the Northwest Pacific in coastal waters around Japan and Taiwan.
    priolepis-latifascima-goby-japan-202...tif
  • This is a harlequin sandperch (Parapercis pulchella) that rushed in to try to take the eggs of a hairchin goby (Sagamia geneionema) while I was photographing the goby and its eggs. The sandperch did not succeed, despite several attempts.
    harlequin-sandperch-parapercis-pulch...tif
  • This a male spotty goby's (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) normal drab appearance, without the brilliant yellow, blue and orange colors associated with courtship and spawning. This dull appearance and pattern help the fish to blend into the reef when it leaves its burrow to look for food, as pictured here.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is a male spotty goby (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) sending babies into the world. Females of this species deposit eggs into the burrows of males, which fertilize and care for the developing young. When juveniles are mature, the males take the young fish into their mouths, dart out of their burrows and spit the babies into the water, sometimes one at a time, sometimes several at once. The action is rapid, the direction and timing of launching babies unpredictable. When the males send the babies out like this, their bodies usually lose the bright coloration of breeding season, becoming relatively drab, though not quite as dull as normal.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is a male spotty goby (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) sending one of his babies into the world. Females of this species deposit eggs into the burrows of males, which fertilize and care for the developing young. When juveniles are mature, the males take the young fish into their mouths, dart out of their burrows and spit the babies into the water, sometimes one at a time, sometimes several at once. The action is rapid, the direction and timing of launching babies unpredictable. When the males send the babies out like this, their bodies usually lose the bright coloration of breeding season, becoming relatively drab, though not quite as dull as normal.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is what a male spotty goby (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) looks like during spawning. The female is inside the burrow depositing eggs. The male had lowered himself partially into the burrow to fertilize the eggs. The male's fins flare and his movements are agitated during this process.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is a male spotty goby (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) darting out from his burrow in order to send one of his babies into the water. The juvenile fish's eyes are visible inside the adult's mouth. Males of this species care for developing young. When the juveniles are ready, males collect them in their mouths, swim out at high speed and spit the fry into the water.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is the moment when a male spotty goby (Laiphognathus multimaculatus) sent one of his babies into the world. Females of this species deposit eggs into the burrows of males, which fertilize and care for the developing young. When juveniles are mature, the males take the young fish into their mouths, dart out of their burrows and spit the babies into the water, sometimes one at a time, sometimes several at once. The action is rapid, the direction and timing of launching babies unpredictable. Such behavior is perhaps necessary to minimize predation. This male was about 4cm in length.
    laiphognathus-multimaculatus-spotty-...tif
  • This is a pair of Priolepis latifascima gobies, male and female that have paired up for breeding season. This species is native to the Northwest Pacific in coastal waters around Japan and Taiwan.
    priolepis-latifascima-gobies-japan-2...tif
  • Strong currents around Bangka Island bring nutrients to support sea fans like this. Note the small group of juvenile convict fish at the lower left part of the sea fan. Juvenile convict fish mimic venemous striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus). These fish were mistakenly called convict blennies and convict gobies, but are neither blennies nor gobies.
    red-sea-fan-blue-water-juvenile-conv...tif
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