Species Type:
Fishes
Common Name(s):
Neon goby
Size:
These fish reach a max length of five centimeters (two inches).
Diet:
Neon gobies are a cleaner species meaning they eat dead skin and parasites off of other fish.
Range & Habitat:
Neon gobies are found in central and western Atlantic waters from Florida and Texas to Belize. They inhabit reef communities.
Details:
Neon gobies have dark blue-black bodies with a bright blue stripe starting at their eyes and ending at the base of their tail. These fish are often found in reef environments, where they establish cleaning stations to remove parasites from larger fish. They often form symbiotic relationships with larger fish, helping to clean them by eating parasites and dead skin.