Tidewater Goby
NPS Photo
Scientific Name: Eucylogobius newberryi
Family: Gobiidae
Size: Up to 2 inches in length.
Description: The tidewater goby is a small grey-brown colored fish characterized by large pectoral fins and a ventral sucker-like disk formed by the complete fusion of the pelvic fins.
Diet: Tidewater gobies feed on small invertebrates, phytoplankton or zooplankton, depending on their size.
Habitat: The tidewater goby lives in coastal lagoons, estuaries, and marshes with relatively low salinities. Within GGNRA, they have been know to inhabit Rodeo Lagoon.
Status: The tidewater goby is a federally endangered species. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, since the year 1900, the tidewater goby has disappeared from nearly 50 percent of the coastal lagoons within its historic range.
Interesting Information: One location in the GGNRA, Rodeo Lagoon, is the only remaining location with a tidewater goby population in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
References:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
