Dr. Mark V. Erdmann (Conservation International Advertisement), Indonesien
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Eviota gunawanae Greenfield, Tornabene & Erdmann in Greenfield, Tornabene, Erdmann & Pada, 2019
Eviota is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, commonly as dwarfgobies found in the Indo-Pacific region, where it is distributed from Japan to Australia and from Africa to Pitcairn Island.Species are mainly associated with coral reefs. Currently known from Karas Island in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Eviota gunawanae found in a relatively unusual deep water-reef environment on a gentle slope. At a dept of 35 to 55 m, exposed to moderate currents.
Eviota gunawanae a new dwarfgoby from the West Papua in Indonesia. New dwarfgoby just looks spectacular. Maroon stripe down the middle of the body. With white lines over the abdomen and white spots towards the tail. The tail and the head have bit of yellow and black spots. The whole body seems translucent. In addition to Eviota maculosa from the Sumbawa in Indonesia earlier, the total becomes 116 species of Eviota.
Further the species is named after Dr. Tiene Gunawan, Indonesia’s foremost marine conservationists. Who, also helped in planning and launching the marine biodiversity survey of the Fakfak coastline that led to the discovery of this species.
So, the complete journal on E. gunawanae is with Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation (by the Links Section)
Original description: Greenfield, D. W.; Tornabene, L.; Erdmann, M. V.; Pada, D. N. (2019). Eviota gunawanae, a new microendemic dwarfgoby from the Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, (J. Ocean Sci. Found.).32: 57-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2616753 [details]
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
The term "reef safe" is often used in marine aquaristics, especially when buying a new species people often ask if the new animal is "reef safe".
What exactly does reef safe mean?
To answer this question, you can ask target-oriented questions and inquire in forums, clubs, dealers and with aquarist friends:
- Are there already experiences and keeping reports that assure that the new animal can live in other suitably equipped aquariums without ever having caused problems?
- Is there any experience of invertebrates (crustaceans, hermits, mussels, snails) or corals being attacked by other inhabitants such as fish of the same or a different species?
- Is any information known or expected about a possible change in dietary habits, e.g., from a plant-based diet to a meat-based diet?
- Do the desired animals leave the reef structure "alone", do they constantly change it (boring starfish, digger gobies, parrotfish, triggerfish) and thus disturb or displace other co-inhabitants?
- do new animals tend to get diseases repeatedly and very quickly and can they be treated?
- Do known peaceful animals change their character in the course of their life and become aggressive?
- Can the death of a new animal possibly even lead to the death of the rest of the stock through poisoning (possible with some species of sea cucumbers)?
- Last but not least the keeper of the animals has to be included in the "reef safety", there are actively poisonous, passively poisonous animals, animals that have dangerous biting or stinging weapons, animals with extremely strong nettle poisons, these have to be (er)known and a plan of action should have been made in advance in case of an attack on the aquarist (e.g. telephone numbers of the poison control center, the treating doctor, the tropical institute etc.).
If all questions are evaluated positively in the sense of the animal(s) and the keeper, then one can assume a "reef safety".
Eviota is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, commonly as dwarfgobies found in the Indo-Pacific region, where it is distributed from Japan to Australia and from Africa to Pitcairn Island.Species are mainly associated with coral reefs. Currently known from Karas Island in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Eviota gunawanae found in a relatively unusual deep water-reef environment on a gentle slope. At a dept of 35 to 55 m, exposed to moderate currents.
Eviota gunawanae a new dwarfgoby from the West Papua in Indonesia. New dwarfgoby just looks spectacular. Maroon stripe down the middle of the body. With white lines over the abdomen and white spots towards the tail. The tail and the head have bit of yellow and black spots. The whole body seems translucent. In addition to Eviota maculosa from the Sumbawa in Indonesia earlier, the total becomes 116 species of Eviota.
Further the species is named after Dr. Tiene Gunawan, Indonesia’s foremost marine conservationists. Who, also helped in planning and launching the marine biodiversity survey of the Fakfak coastline that led to the discovery of this species.
So, the complete journal on E. gunawanae is with Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation (by the Links Section)
Original description: Greenfield, D. W.; Tornabene, L.; Erdmann, M. V.; Pada, D. N. (2019). Eviota gunawanae, a new microendemic dwarfgoby from the Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, (J. Ocean Sci. Found.).32: 57-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2616753 [details]
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
The term "reef safe" is often used in marine aquaristics, especially when buying a new species people often ask if the new animal is "reef safe".
What exactly does reef safe mean?
To answer this question, you can ask target-oriented questions and inquire in forums, clubs, dealers and with aquarist friends:
- Are there already experiences and keeping reports that assure that the new animal can live in other suitably equipped aquariums without ever having caused problems?
- Is there any experience of invertebrates (crustaceans, hermits, mussels, snails) or corals being attacked by other inhabitants such as fish of the same or a different species?
- Is any information known or expected about a possible change in dietary habits, e.g., from a plant-based diet to a meat-based diet?
- Do the desired animals leave the reef structure "alone", do they constantly change it (boring starfish, digger gobies, parrotfish, triggerfish) and thus disturb or displace other co-inhabitants?
- do new animals tend to get diseases repeatedly and very quickly and can they be treated?
- Do known peaceful animals change their character in the course of their life and become aggressive?
- Can the death of a new animal possibly even lead to the death of the rest of the stock through poisoning (possible with some species of sea cucumbers)?
- Last but not least the keeper of the animals has to be included in the "reef safety", there are actively poisonous, passively poisonous animals, animals that have dangerous biting or stinging weapons, animals with extremely strong nettle poisons, these have to be (er)known and a plan of action should have been made in advance in case of an attack on the aquarist (e.g. telephone numbers of the poison control center, the treating doctor, the tropical institute etc.).
If all questions are evaluated positively in the sense of the animal(s) and the keeper, then one can assume a "reef safety".
