The '''Neon Goby''' (Scientific Name: ''Gobiosoma oceanops'' or ''Elacatinus oceanops''; Family: Gobiidae) is a small, brightly colored saltwater tropical [[fish]]. They grow to be about an inch long and live in the crevices of rocks. They are easily identified as having a mostly black body with a bright blue, gold, or white stripe running from the eye to the tail. They serve a symbiotic role in the [[ocean]]'s ecosystem by acting as cleaners for larger fish, eating small external parasites on the larger fish's gills and skin. | The '''Neon Goby''' (Scientific Name: ''Gobiosoma oceanops'' or ''Elacatinus oceanops''; Family: Gobiidae) is a small, brightly colored saltwater tropical [[fish]]. They grow to be about an inch long and live in the crevices of rocks. They are easily identified as having a mostly black body with a bright blue, gold, or white stripe running from the eye to the tail. They serve a symbiotic role in the [[ocean]]'s ecosystem by acting as cleaners for larger fish, eating small external parasites on the larger fish's gills and skin. |