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Burrow morphology of the goby Taenioides cirratus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2003

Gyo Itani  and
Takashi Uchino
Gyo Itani
Affiliation:
Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Shirahama, Wakayama 649-2211, Japan Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan
Takashi Uchino
Affiliation:
Biological Institute, Graduate School of Life Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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Abstract

The morphology of burrows constructed by the eel goby Taenioides cirratus was studied using resin castings of burrows in situ as well as aquarium observations. Burrows had several openings, one of which was associated with a crateriform mound. The structure of the burrows consisted of the mound, gently sloping interconnected tunnels, and many short cul-de-sac side branches. The presence of the mound suggests that the fish actively process sediment.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 881 - 882
Copyright
2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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