Help! What am I?

[Xtasia]

Picture this...
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/hcs3/images/9-08-02_yellow_clown_goby_3SM.jpg

I look like the Yellow Clown Goby, except I am white... I have black freckles (spots) on my face, 3 black horizontal stripes on each side my body (same 'look' as a 6 line wrasse), and more black freckles (spots) on my tail.

I am smaller than an inch.

What am I?

(unfortunately, variations of "Coral Goby black and white stripe dots" into google did not work.. your help appreciated)

[christyf5]

ok that picture comes up as the reefcentral logo and the fish is a sohal tang :razz:

Your fish has the exact same shape as a clown goby??

I think I know exactly which one it is. Where did you get it? I want one!!

[muck]

This the guy..?? Hes awesome. I want one now too.. :mrgreen:
Its a Whitelined Coral Goby. (Gobiodon albofasciatus)


http://homepage2.nifty.com/marinesnow/goby/photo/goby098.jpg

[christyf5]

thanks ryan< my computer is totally screwed
Thats the one i was thinking of and its the exact pic i was gonna post before my computer went "bzzt"

gobiodon albofasciatus

[OCDP]

wow, amazing fish. where could a guy find one of those?

[christyf5]

I've seen them at J&L once and I knew someone that got one from there on a previous occasion. I was tempted but I don't know if they're polyp munchers like their relatives so I took a pass on it. I wish I had gotten it though :neutral:

[OCDP]

ohh they are polyp munchers ?
too bad they aren't common, I would really like one of them. Awesome body shape and color.

[christyf5]

well they host in SPS corals and clear away a section of tissue to lay eggs on when breeding or whenever it suits them it seems. The last one I had with SPS didn't munch per se, but the polyps certainly weren't extended very far (probably for fear of being eaten :razz:) and when I removed the goby the polyps returned to normal.

[OCDP]

hmm that's neat. also interesting.
maybe one will pop up some day

[Xtasia]

yes that's the one.

Thank you.. you are amazing!

- Ivy