158. Parasites of the Caribbean: The Evolution of Cleaner Gobies

Elacatinus gobies are the perfect nano fish – small, stunning, and regularly captive bred! These awesome cleaner gobies are not obligate cleaners, and therefore work well in a large variety of reef tanks. Join us as we learn about this widespread genus of beautiful neon gobies – from care, to husbandry, to evolution and more.

Fishes Discussed in this Episode: – Cayman sponge goby (Elacatinus centralis) – Cayman cleaner goby (Elacatinus cayman) – Shortstripe goby (Elacatinus chancei) – Belize sponge goby (Elacatinus colini) – Yellowline goby (Elacatinus horsti) – Linesnout goby (Elacatinus lori) – Spotlight goby (Elacatinus louisae) – Serranilla goby (Elacatinus serranilla) – Slaty goby (Elacatinus tenox) – Yellowprow goby (Elacatinus xanthiprora) – Sharknose goby (Elacatinus evelynae) – Cleaner goby (Elacatinus genie) – Barsnout goby (Elacatinus illecebrosus) – Belize cleaner goby (Elacatinus lobeli) – Neon goby (Elacatinus oceanops) – Broadstripe goby (Elacatinus prochilos) – Yellownose goby (Elacatinus randalli) – Yellow neon goby (Elacatinus figaro) – Noronha cleaner goby (Elacatinus phthirophagus) – Trindade cleaner goby (Elacatinus pridisi) – Redhead goby (Elacatinus/Tigrigobius puncticulatus) – Exuma goby (Elacatinus atronasus) – Jarocho goby (Elacatinus jarocho) – Cinta goby (Elacatinus redimiculus) – Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) – Greenbanded goby (Tigrigobius multifasciatus) – Redcheek goby (Tigrigobius rubrigenis) – Panamanian greenbanded goby (Tigrigobius panamensis) – Cayman greenbanded goby (Tigrigobius harveyi)

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