Lythrypnus dalli Blue-banded Gopby, Bluebanded Goby, Catalina Goby

Lythrypnus dalli is commonly referred to as Blue-banded Gopby, Bluebanded Goby, Catalina Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Lythrypnus dalli, Blue banded goby, 2016

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lexID:: 1430
AphiaID:: 281457

Scientific:: Lythrypnus dalli
German:: Blaustreifen-Grundel
English:: Blue-banded Gopby, Bluebanded Goby, Catalina Goby

Category:: Gobidi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Lythrypnus (Genus) > dalli (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gilbert, ), 1890

Occurrence:: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 76 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 15,8 °F - 25,9 °F (15,8°C - 25,9°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Animale non indicato per i neofiti
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Lythrypnus alphigena
Lythrypnus brasiliensis
Lythrypnus cobalus
Lythrypnus crocodilus
Lythrypnus dalli
Blaustreifen-Grundel
Lythrypnus elasson
Lythrypnus gilberti
Galapagos Blauband-Grundel
Lythrypnus heterochroma
Lythrypnus insularis
Grundel
Lythrypnus lavenbergi
Lythrypnus minimus
Lythrypnus mowbrayi
Lythrypnus nesiotes
Lythrypnus okapia
Lythrypnus phorellus
Lythrypnus pulchellus
Lythrypnus rhizophora
Grundel
Lythrypnus solanensis
Lythrypnus spilus
Grundel
Lythrypnus zebra
Zebra Grundel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-04-28 17:33:58
Last edit:: 2023-10-15 13:47:43

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Lythrypnus dalli are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Lythrypnus dalli, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Lythrypnus dalli, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Gilbert, 1890)

Synonyms:
Gobius dalli Gilbert, 1890
Microgobius cinctus Nichols, 1952

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Lythrypnus (Genus) > Lythrypnus dalli (Species)

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!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Copyright Dr. Ross Robertson, Foto aus Mexiko

Lythrypnus dalli, Blue banded goby, 2016

Husbandry know-how of owners

Riffknuddel
@Riffknuddel

am 22.01.11#3

Habe diese Grundel aus Unwissenheit gekauft.
Nach ca. 8 Wochen ist sie von einem Tag auf den anderen Verschwunden. Aus Futtermangel kann das bei mir nicht sein. Sie hatte auch immer aktiv gefressen mit den anderen. Denke schon dass das mit der Temperatur zusammen liegt.
Wäre interessant zu Wissen ob diese Art bei meinen 2 Vorschreibern länger gelebt haben oder evt. noch Leben.
Von der Farbe und Zeichnung her ein absoluter eyecatcher.
Ich denke aber man sollte allgemein solche Tiere in entsprechenden Becken halten. Daher Schwierigkeitsgrad "erfahrenen Aquarianern vorbehalten"

Kadijah
@Kadijah

am 18.06.09#2

Wahnsinnig schöne Grundel, gut mit kleinen/langsamen Fischen zu halten.

Nach anfänglicher Scheu ist sie jetzt immer zu sehen, sie nimmt jedes Futter an das man bietet.

Hiroyuki Tanaka
@Hiroyuki Tanaka

am 20.05.05#1

Gulf of California; 5.5 cm; not common. Red with four to nine neon-blue bands on side; non-aggressive; very easy to keep

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