Gobiodon citrinus Poison Goby, Lemon Coralgoby, Fourbar Goby, Four-bar Maori Goby, Lemon Coral Goby

Gobiodon citrinusis commonly referred to as Poison Goby, Lemon Coralgoby, Fourbar Goby, Four-bar Maori Goby, Lemon Coral Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:: 1212
AphiaID:: 219479

Scientific:: Gobiodon citrinus
German:: Zitronengrundel
English:: Poison Goby, Lemon Coralgoby, Fourbar Goby, Four-bar Maori Goby, Lemon Coral Goby

Category:: Gobies

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiodon (Genus) > citrinus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Rüppell, ), 1838

Occurrence:: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Christmas Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Eastern Indian Ocean, Egypt, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Socotra Arch, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Tasman Sea, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
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:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: 1.18" - 2.36" (3cm - 6,6cm)
Temperature:: 20,3 °F - 91.4 °F (20,3°C - 33°C)
Food:: Bosmiden, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Cyclops
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-01-02 13:26:10
Last edit:: 2021-03-06 15:19:35

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Gobiodon citrinus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Gobiodon citrinus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Gobiodon citrinus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Gobiodon citrinus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Gobiodon citrinus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Gobiodon citrinus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

Info

(Rüppell, 1838)

Easy to keep
May harm and eat SPS-polyps!!^
Attention: Gobiodon citrinus produces a toxic skin mucus!!!

Synonyms:
Gobiodon hypselopterus Bleeker, 1875
Gobius citrinus Rüppell, 1838

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Gobiodon (Genus) > Gobiodon citrinus (Species)

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!

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.
youtube (de). Abgerufen am 13.11.2021.

Stockliste

Tip: Wenn Sie in Ihrem Profil Ihre PLZ angeben, werden die Händler nach der Entfernung zu Ihnen sortiert.

Pictures

Commonly

Gobiodon citrinus - Poison goby - Zitronengrundel, Bluff Point, EGY, Egypt, 2020

Husbandry know-how of owners

Luftmine
@Luftmine

am 31.12.22#7

Ich halte einen Einzelnen Zitronengrundel, bei mir geht sie leider an die Fungia und knappert sehr oft an ihr. Ich kann ihr zuschauen wie sie immer mehr die Farbe verliert.. Ebenso liegt sie gerne in der Milka und ganz besonders kuschelt sie mit meiner Enzmann (Acropora).. auch hier gönnt sie sich manchmal einen biss, jedoch nimmt die Enzmann noch keinen schaden.. Bin am überlegen die Grundel raus zu fangen bevor sie mir die Korallen zerstört.. Gefüttert wird jeden Tag..

aquarienfan
@aquarienfan

am 09.01.22#6

Ich habe mir ein Pärchen Z/.-Gr. mit einem Pärchen Knallkrebsen zugelegt. Leider schwimmen sie immer wieder in den Rucksacküberlauf (540 l Aquaperfekt).
Irgendwas passt Ihnen also nicht (2 Kardinalb. 2xNemo, 2x Orangerückenzwergkaiser, 1x Borstenzahn, 1x Chaetodon Kleinii, 2x Gelbschwanzdemoiselles, 1xJuwelenfelshüpfer, 2xKorallenwächter, 2xEinsiedlerkrebs, 2x Seeigel, Schnecken, 1 Sandseestern plus div. kleine Korallen). Hat jemand einen Rat ?:
a. zuviel an Fischen (aber 540l!?) oder
b. Zufall, weil sie leicht durch den Überlaufschlitz (8 mm breit gelangen)..oder
c. Fressfeinde, aber d.s. sie wohl alle in irgendeiner Form

Hausriff_Youtube
@Hausriff_Youtube

am 13.11.21#5

Ich habe ein neues Video über Korallengrundeln auf Youtube hochgeladen
www.youtube.com

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