The Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae that grows to about 50 cm (20 in). It is moderate to keep and semi-aggressive, is best kept in a species tank and needs a tank of at least 210 L (55 US gal), water at 20–26°C (68–79°F) and a pH of 7.0–8.0. Native range: North America, Western Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina southward to Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern-central Texas.
Violet goby care at a glance
- Care level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Community tank
- Not suitable
- Adult size
- 50 cm (20 in)
- Minimum tank
- 210 L (55 US gal)
- Temperature
- 20–26°C (68–79°F)
- pH
- 7.0–8.0
- Hardness
- 9–19 dGH (161–339 ppm)
- Diet
- Accepts freeze-dried foods, frozen foods and live foods.
Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Scales in longitudinal series about 160. With a continuous dorsal fin, and dorsal and anal fins joined with caudal fin.
Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.
Species facts
- Scientific name
- Gobioides broussonnetii
- Family
- Gobiidae (Gobies)
- Order
- Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
- Maximum length
- 55.3
- Common length
- 25.0
- Environment
- Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
- Climate
- Tropical
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Charleston, South Carolina southward to Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and eastern-central Texas; along the Caribbean coast of Colombia, eastward to Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil as far south as Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Not Evaluated
- Threat to humans
- Harmless
- Uses
- Fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally
- Resilience
- Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Sources
Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Aquarium care parameters compiled, checked and converted to metric and imperial units by Guppies.za.net.
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