Gepunktete Sandgrundel im Aquarium des Zoo Zürich

Bynoe goby

Amblygobius bynoensis

The Bynoe goby eats sand. It filters its diet from the sand. The sand then leaves the body again through the gills.

LC

Red List
Least Concern
Taxonomy

gobies (Gobiidae), genus Amblygobius (15 species)

Habitat

in sandigen Buchten

Behaviour and ecology

meist paarweise in Wohnröhren, vom Männchen gegraben

Diet

small animals and algae, which they take in along with the sand and filter out; the sand is then expelled via their gills

Taxonomy

gobies (Gobiidae), genus Amblygobius (15 species)

Habitat

in sandigen Buchten

Behaviour and ecology

meist paarweise in Wohnröhren, vom Männchen gegraben

Diet

small animals and algae, which they take in along with the sand and filter out; the sand is then expelled via their gills

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