Evermannichthys bicolor

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Evermannichthys bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Evermannichthys
Species:
E. bicolor
Binomial name
Evermannichthys bicolor
Thacker, 2001 [2]

Evermannichthys bicolor (bicolored sponge goby) is a perciform species of fish in the family Gobiidae. [2] As their name suggests, fishes in this species live inside sponges and can be found in the Caribbean Sea. [2] [3] The size of their populations are unknown, meaning it is not currently clear whether the bicolored sponge goby is in need of conservation. [1]

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Description

Overall, the body of the bicolored sponge goby is elongate and thin. [3] The scale-covering and the number pores on the head is reduced, and generally measures 2 mm dorso-ventrally. [3] Their color is dark across the dorsal-most third of their bodies, the lower two thirds are pale, and the fins are generally clear. [2] The frenum, which connects the upper lip to the snout is reduced in size, though the upper lip and snout are separated. [2] The tongue has a notched edge. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is demersal living between 27 and 30 m below the surface of tropical oceans. [2] It can be found in the western Atlantic Ocean, especially near the island of Navassa, Jamaica, and Curaçao [1] [3] Very little is known about the population numbers and conservation of this species, and it is considered data deficient by the IUCN. [1]

Sponges in the Caribbean, such as this stove-pipe sponge from a reef near Haiti, can be inhabited by the Bicolored sponge goby. Aplysina archeri (Stove-pipe Sponge-pink variation).jpg
Sponges in the Caribbean, such as this stove-pipe sponge from a reef near Haiti, can be inhabited by the Bicolored sponge goby.

The bicolored sponge goby, as its name implies, lives inside sponges. [3] Specifically, it lives deep within the sponge, near the openings of the in-current canals. [3] The sponges provide protection for the bicolored sponge goby, as well as food, which is transported into the sponge via the in-current canals. [3] It is thought that this species spends its entire life in sponges, and that its eggs either drift into a sponge from open water or are laid directly within a sponge. [3]

Conservation

Bicolored sponge gobies are considered data deficient by the IUCN, meaning that estimations of the total number of individuals and the trend of the population through time is unknown. [1] The species is not used by humans in any way, and no threats to them have been identified. [1] While no specific actions have been taken to conserve this species, many portions of their native range (including their type locality) are protected areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 van Tassell, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Tornabene, L.; Williams, J.T. (2015). "Evermannichthys bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T185913A1788274. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185913A1788274.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thacker, C. E. 2001 (19 Apr). Evermannichthys bicolor, a new goby (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobioidei) from Navassa Island. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 490: 1-5.
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