Identify please

[t11t5]

I bought a "Black Goby" well thats what the LFS had it labeled. The fish looks like a goby. It is 3" long and solid jet black with a yellow tail. He mostly hides in a small hole in my live rock. Thanks

 

[ryanhayes9]

Originally Posted by t11t5
I bought a "Black Goby" well thats what the LFS had it labeled. The fish looks like a goby. It is 3" long and solid jet black with a yellow tail. He mostly hides in a small hole in my live rock. Thanks
i searched black goby images and found this
i think its a new zeland black goby
New Zealand black goby
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?New Zealand black goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobiopsis
Species: G. atrata
Binomial name
Gobiopsis atrata
(Griffin, 1933)
The New Zealand black goby, Gobiopsis atrata, is a goby of the family Gobiidae, found around northern New Zealand to depths of about 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock and sand or mud. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.
The New Zealand black goby lives in a distinctive habitat. It lives in burrows made in sand against rocky reefs. When disturbed the fish dives into the burrow giving little chance at identification.
It is a uniform dark grey-black, with fused pelvic fins typical of most gobies, and the typical tubular body shape with blunt head.
not sure about pic though... from 2 diff sites

 

[noodlemmy]

We have one that sounds like your description at the store I work at. They call it a "bicolor blenny". I searched online and came up with the latin name Escenius bicolor. Look on Google images or something like that and see if he is a match.

 

[bluephi115]

yep sounds like a bicolor blenny. i had one and he did just what you said. look on this website, they sell them for like $10

 

[t11t5]

I have looked on several search engines and cant find a single pic. I will try to post a pic this week for you all to look at. Thanks

 

[teresaq]

nope not a bi-color blenny. they are kinda purple and gold. what you have is a flame tail blenny they are jet black and yellow

 

[ginarox]

Originally Posted by t11t5
I bought a "Black Goby" well thats what the LFS had it labeled. The fish looks like a goby. It is 3" long and solid jet black with a yellow tail. He mostly hides in a small hole in my live rock. Thanks
iam sorry i am new to the saltwater aquariums,,this is going to sound silly but what is LFS mean? i am trying to learn what some of these abbrevations mean,,,like BTA...sorry, ok i will stop...please help....have a great day...ginarox

 

[gen1dustin]

Originally Posted by ginarox
iam sorry i am new to the saltwater aquariums,,this is going to sound silly but what is LFS mean? i am trying to learn what some of these abbrevations mean,,,like BTA...sorry, ok i will stop...please help....have a great day...ginarox
Local Fish Store = LFS, no need to be sorry & it isn't a silly question at all. BTA means Bubble Tip Anemone by the way.

 

[t11t5]

Originally Posted by TeresaQ
nope not a bi-color blenny. they are kinda purple and gold. what you have is a flame tail blenny they are jet black and yellow

Is it reef safe? And thanks

 

[ginarox]

thankyou glendustin,,,sorry i got back so late,i have typed so much on the message board i have forgotten where i have been......i am going through all my post and updating..thanks again,,,,have a great day....