Bumblebee Goby ID - Brachygobius sabanus

**kradeij** · 27th Mar 2006, 11:38

Hi, picked up this little fellow at a lfs. After reading, know tha there are 2 types of bumblebee goby, so can help me ID which is mine?

A cute little fellow with a bad-A** face!

A sideview.

**hwchoy** · 27th Mar 2006, 11:52

there are way more than two types of "bumblebee" gobies, i.e. any gobies with a bumblebee-type coloration. however your fish looks rather elongated, can you can a full side view?

**kradeij** · 27th Mar 2006, 14:37

Here's a full side view. Sorry for the poor photo, I'm a lousy photographer.

**kradeij** · 27th Mar 2006, 15:55

Able to get a better shot.

**Jungle-mania** · 29th Mar 2006, 21:54

yeap, it is a bumble bee goby.

**hwchoy** · 29th Mar 2006, 23:32

of course its a "bumble-bee" goby, but which one. I'll take a stab base on the yellow crescent on the forehead and says this is a Brachygobius sabanus.

**kradeij** · 30th Mar 2006, 01:44

Originally Posted by hwchoy

of course its a "bumble-bee" goby, but which one. I'll take a stab base on the yellow crescent on the forehead and says this is a Brachygobius sabanus.

Wow. I'm impressed!

Do you have a personal fish database?

I couldn't find anything much on the various type of bumble-bee goby...