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

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

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