Tag: Goby

A pair of whip coral gobies on their whip coral. The tiny fish are perfectly adapted to the colour of their host.
A citron goby rests at the base of a table coral. The small yellow fish with its fine white stripes glows vividly against the reef.
A tiny whip coral goby sits perfectly camouflaged on a whip coral. The macro portrait shows the detailed pattern of the small fish.
A vivid yellow citron goby (Gobiodon citrinus) sits among the branches of an Acropora coral. The small white stripes on the head and the transparent fins are clearly visible in the macro shot.
A pair of vivid yellow citron gobies sits between corals. The small reef dwellers display their typical intense yellow colouration.
Two whip coral gobies facing opposite directions on their coral against a black background. The individual polyps of the coral are clearly visible.
A small transparent goby sits among the orange polyps of a whip coral. The tiny fish with its characteristic large eye uses the coral as shelter and habitat — a typical example of reef symbiosis.
A small pink-eye goby with its characteristic violet eye and yellowish body colouring rests on a hard coral. The macro photo shows the fine details of the transparent fish with its striking eye colour.
A small blue fish sits on a wire coral, displaying typical behaviour of proximity to its host organism — possibly seeking a symbiotic relationship or shelter.
A transparent whip coral goby rests on its host coral. These small fish live in a symbiotic relationship with whip corals and are perfectly adapted to the colour and structure of their host, making them extremely well camouflaged.
Two wire coral gobies sit on their host coral. The slender, translucent fish display their characteristic red eyes.
A small transparent goby sits on a wire coral.
The image shows a whip coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) resting on a whip coral (Cirrhipathes anguina). The body is semi-transparent, allowing the fish to blend perfectly with the colour of the coral.
A small goby with large, dark eyes and a colourfully iridescent head looks directly into the camera. The macro shot clearly reveals the detailed structure of the head with metallic-shimmering scales and the characteristic large eyes of this fish species.