River Goby (Awaous banana)
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River Goby
River Goby
Awaous banana
208 Litres (55 US G.)
25-30 cm (9.8-11.8")
6.0 - 8.0
23 -34 °C (73.4-93.2°F)
9-19 °d
1:1 M:F
5-8 years
Family
Gobiidae
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Contents
Additional names
- River Goby
Additional scientific names
- Gobius banana, Awaous nelsoni, Chonophorus bucculentus
Origin[edit]
- Found throughout North, Central and South America: northern Florida, USA southward through the Greater and Lesser Antilles to Trinidad and Tobago, and from Tamaulipas, Mexico southward to Caracas, Venezuela; central Baja California Sur and Sonora, Mexico southward to Tumbes, Peru[1].
Diet[edit]
- An omnivore that will accept most foods including pellets, flake and algae as well as live/frozen foods such as tubifex and brine shrimp.
Feeding regime[edit]
- Feed once or twice a day. A bottom feeder so ensure food will sink.
Pictures[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Fishbase (Mirrors:
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