Mekonggaensis Goby
Lentipes mekonggaensis
In Stock
Wild Caught
SKU: MBI-GOB-017
Lentipes mekonggaensis is a southeastern Sulawesi stream goby with orange dorsal fins and a reddish snout in reference males.
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Export Size
3.00 – 4.00 cm
Origin
Reference species: southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia; actual collecting stream unspecified.
Reference males have a greyish body and a blue-edged dark spot on the second dorsal; females are grey-brown with dusky markings. The species was described from the Tepasa River in a clear rapid stream with rocks and boulders. The wild-caught 3-4 cm grade specifies neither sex composition nor the actual collecting station.
Obtain measured holding temperature, water chemistry and established foods from the supplier before transfer. Prepare mature filtered housing with secure rocky resting places and circulation suited to the confirmed stream stock. Monitor individual food intake. An amphidromous life cycle includes a marine larval phase; it does not prescribe salt for the offered adult fish.
MBI-GOB-017 (3 cm - 4 cm): 50 fish per bag; maximum 8 bags per box.
Order minimum: MBI-GOB-017: 50 individual fish. Price is per individual fish. Existing quotation and business terms govern shipment arrangements.
Species Parameters
Export Size Min
3.00 cm
Export Size Max
4.00 cm
Origin
Reference species: southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia; actual collecting stream unspecified.
Habitat
Clear swift high-gradient stream with rocky and boulder-strewn bottom; presumed amphidromous.
