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Marbled Goby, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Yung-Lun Lin · CC BY 4.0

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Marbled Goby

Oxyeleotris marmorata

The Marbled Goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Eleotridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 65 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size
65 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature
22–28 °C
pH
6.5–7.5
Tank footprint
150 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C
pH6.5–7.5
Hardness10–15 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 150 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
On the bottom
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyEleotridae
  3. GenusOxyeleotris
  4. SpeciesOxyeleotris marmorata

Quick answers

Marbled Goby size: how big does it get?
It grows to 65 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Marbled Goby tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 150 × 60 cm.
Marbled Goby water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.5, hardness 10–15 °dGH.
Marbled Goby: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.