Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
Got this guy at work... he's supposedly a stiphodon species, but I'm skeptical. The supplier didn't know anything except that he is a small brackish goby. He's roughly 1" long and LOVES blackworms 
Need A Goby Id
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severum boy
Fish Herder
Nope, not a Stiphodon, the face is too chunky. He looks more like a Rhinogobius sp., but i dont think any are brackish.
The goby family is HUGE and getting a definate id may well never happen, but he is a lovely little guy.
I dont suppose the supplier knew where he was collected?
The goby family is HUGE and getting a definate id may well never happen, but he is a lovely little guy.
I dont suppose the supplier knew where he was collected?
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Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
The supplier was Segrest, so no, of course they have no idea where he came from or what he is. They frequently have trouble sending us the right puffers, nevermind anything less common in the hobby. 
He does look a bit like a Rhinogobius, but I still don't think that's exactly the right genus.
The only thing he really has in common with bumblebee gobies is the stripes, completely different shape and behaviour. He's about the same size as one, though, but much more slender. He's solely a bottom-dweller and doesn't appear to have a swimbladder.
This is a bumblebee
He does look a bit like a Rhinogobius, but I still don't think that's exactly the right genus.The only thing he really has in common with bumblebee gobies is the stripes, completely different shape and behaviour. He's about the same size as one, though, but much more slender. He's solely a bottom-dweller and doesn't appear to have a swimbladder.
This is a bumblebee
andywg
Bored into leaving
Try a PM to nmonks. I know he has previously had some contact with Naomi Deventhal. Considering she spends her time sorting out goby taxonomy, she is likely to either know, or know someone else who does.
helterskelter
Livebearer Specilest
look's more like a Rhinogobius species
nmonks
A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from
Could be anything. I've asked the people I ask, so if I heard anything useful, I'll let you know.
As a rule, the key thing is to check it is a goby not a sleeper; most gobies are small and harmless, and around 5 cm is the average size. Sleepers are bigger (typically in the 10-20 cm bracket) and tend to be predators. On the other hand, most gobies are marine or brackish whereas most sleepers are freshwater or brackish, so there's pros and cons to both in terms of randomly getting a species to work in any given aquarium. By default though, SG 1.005 won't harm freshwater species of either, so makes a good place to start.
Cheers, Neale
As a rule, the key thing is to check it is a goby not a sleeper; most gobies are small and harmless, and around 5 cm is the average size. Sleepers are bigger (typically in the 10-20 cm bracket) and tend to be predators. On the other hand, most gobies are marine or brackish whereas most sleepers are freshwater or brackish, so there's pros and cons to both in terms of randomly getting a species to work in any given aquarium. By default though, SG 1.005 won't harm freshwater species of either, so makes a good place to start.
Cheers, Neale
nmonks
A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from
Naomi suggests that it might be Schismatogobius sp. but it would help if you had locality information. Any idea what part of the world it came from?
Cheers, Neale
Cheers, Neale
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Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
The supplier is in Florida, but who knows. They knew nothing about it. The genus looks right, though; very similar.
EDIT: This page cracks me up, look at the photo
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