Saltwater fish. Gobies. It is a plankton feeder sitting on live coral. It may dart 30 cm up to grap some plankton and return to the coral.

- Goldspot Goby Gnatholepis thompsoni

Size: 0.75-2,5 cm, max 3,25 cm.
Colour: Body yellow-gold to translucent, with iridescent blue markings on the snout and upper part of the eye, alternating yellow and narrow blue lines extending posteriorly from the eye onto the anterior body.
Shape: Body long and cylindrical.
Fins: Two dorsal fins. Second spine of spinous dorsal fin of males noticeably longer than the other spines.
Not a swimmer, prefers to sit on the coral.

Inhabits coral reefs. Lives in coral heads in fairly deep water, down to 13 m. Usually solitary, but sometimes swims close to the reef in small groups. Often perch on coral heads.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, march 2016]

- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.

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