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Wheelerigobius canariensis Canary Goby

Wheelerigobius canariensis is commonly referred to as Canary Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Wheelerigobius canariensis, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025


Courtesy of the author Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
18277 
AphiaID:
1877156 
Scientific:
Wheelerigobius canariensis 
German:
Kanaren Grundel 
English:
Canary Goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Wheelerigobius (Genus) > canariensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Van Tassell, Miller & Brito, ), 1988 
Occurrence:
East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
9 - 45 Meter 
Habitats:
Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
4,5 cm 
Temperature:
18,1 °F - 27,4 °F (18,1°C - 27,4°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-15 20:39:29 

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Wheelerigobius canariensis (Van Tassell, Miller & Brito, 1988)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Synonymised names
Vanneaugobius canariensis Van Tassell, Miller & Brito, 1988 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. biodiversidadcanarias (en). Abgerufen am 15.04.2026.
  2. fishbase (en). Abgerufen am 15.04.2026.
  3. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 15.04.2026.

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