Naked Goby

Gobiosoma bosc

 

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• Distinguishing characteristics:  They have no scales.  Brownish-green in color along the back and sides while paler on the belly.  8-10 vertical bars.

 

In the Wild

• Habitat:  Estuaries especially on oyster reefs
• Diet:  Crustaceans and worms
• Predators:  The larvae are a part of the diet of many forage fishes.
• Size:  Up to 2.5 inches
• Breeding:  Spawn in late spring and commonly nest in dead oyster shells.

 

 

In the Aquatics Lab

• Diet:  brine shrimp
• Size:  about an inch
• Quantity:  1

 

 

Other information

• Virginia Regulations:  none
• Commercial Uses:  none

Murdy., E.O. and J.A. Musick.  Field Guide to Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay.  2013.  The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.