The Biology of Gobies

By Robert Patzner (Editor); James L. Van Tassell (Editor); Marcelo Kovacic (Editor); B. G. Kapoor (Edit

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781578084364, 9781439862339, 9780429062872
DOI
10.1201/b11397
Format
PDF
Filesize
36 MB (37822903 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
\679
Time added
2020-10-06 04:24:42
Environment & Agriculture;Marine & Aquatic Science

Description

Among all vertebrates, gobies are second in diversity only to the teleost family Cyprinidae. The Gobiidae consists of more than 200 genera and nearly 2,000 species and make up the largest family of marine fishes. Gobies account for as much as 50% of the energy flow in coral reef communities. Their small size, ability to adapt to numerous ecological

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