Author: Robert Patzner

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2011-09-02

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 1439862338

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