Tenant Goby
Evermannichthys convictor
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
This goby spends its whole life inside a living sponge, lodged deep in the canals near the openings where water flows in. The sponge feeds it on the small animals carried through those pores and shields it from predators, and its eggs are laid within the same walls.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Evermannichthys
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 276438.
FAQ
- Is the Tenant Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Tenant Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tenant Goby get?
- The Tenant Goby grows to about 3 cm.