Positive Id On My Fish.

[19jeffro83]

This is a fish a buddy of mine gave me after tearing down his system. He said it is a cincta goby but when I google it I can't find a positive ID on it. I've had it for a out 6-7 months now and it's doing great in my biocube. It mostly hides under ledges upside down waiting to ambush its food, kinda like a basslet. I finally got a pic of this guy to post today, any input would be great.

Thanks, Jeff

[enigma70x7]

Looks like Priolepis cincta to me.

[19jeffro83]

It looks verry similar but check out the spiky dorsal fins that type of fish lack.

[dtitus1]

It looks like some kind of Hawkfish to me

[1.0reef]

Agreed with Priolepis cincta, or some species of Priolepis. It my have a damaged dorsal fin so it looks different.

[19jeffro83]

Thanks guys. Found some but little info on these guys. Are they comonly kept in aquariums?

[lakshwadeep]

They are a little uncommon, probably because they're often found in caves. Priolepis nocturna is the most common sold.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-08/fish/index.php

[metrokat]

Might be a Priolepis hipoliti.

Rusty Gobies, Priolepis hipoliti, is a common but reclusive goby found throughout Florida and the Caribbean. They prefer to hang upside down under rocks and coral heads, so they usually go unnoticed by the average diver. They are a small goby and don't get much bigger than an inch long. They are a rusty orange color as the name implies, and some have lighter colored horizontal stripes on them.

 

They are a very hardy goby that can easily be kept in any reef tank. They readily eat small pellet foods, as well as flake foods and of course brine shrimp. At feeding time they will dart out from where ever they are living and snatch little bits of food that float by. Eventually they will hover outside their hole when you approach the tank at feeding time and will wait for the food to come. Like most gobies they get along with most other fish and are not known coral eaters, so they are safe for most reef tanks, and especially well suited for nano and pico aquariums.

Priolepis Cincta seems a good fit too

[Deleted User 3]

Cool fish whatever it is

[19jeffro83]

I like the fish you linked lak. Thanks Kat, you pretty much pinned the behavior on him to a t. Where's your info coming from if you don't mind me asking or is this from experienc? Although I will say I've have him for a while w a trima goby and a yasha haze and he only come out while food is in the water. This was a rare time to be able to get a shot of him.

Thanks all, Jeff.

[lakshwadeep]

It's possibly Priolepis semidoliata

[19jeffro83]

Thanks again lak. Ill try to get better pics, just upgraded to an iPhone 5 today.