Yellownose Goby (Elacatinus randalli)

Also known as Cleaner Goby, Gudgeon, Neon Goby, Randall's Goby

Description

Also known as Cleaner Goby, Gudgeon, Neon Goby, Randall's Goby.

Found in pairs, and small schools, around live coral heads, at cleaning stations waiting for customers.
They feed on ectoparasites.
Length - 4.6cm
Depth - 1-50m
Widespread Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean

Cleaner gobies stay around "cleaning stations" where they wait around for fish to come along to be cleaned by removing ectoparasites from their bodies. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/23731

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