I am sorry that an answer is late.
The color of the body of male metallic blue is a color at the time of the sexual excitement.tyrano34 wrote: I think after ordering Stiphodon aristocratama home with the help of a professional friend, the names are brand names you know the scientific names the stiphodons?
THERE would not be better to make an aquarium Stiphodon for each habitat?
It is thought that the normal is not likely this color of the body like much other Stiphodon.
I cannot distinguish S.atropurpureus from S.semoni.
I think that it is difficult to distinguish a Stiphodon close species only with a picture.
I cannot distinguish correct scientific names just to have looked.
30 kinds are mentioned in the Stiphodon genus at present.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiphodon
I think that these identification is based on detailed observation of the appearance, habitat information .
It is difficult to observe it in chase of a specific individual for a long term.
As you know, the color of the body of gobies changes intensely.
I think that the identification based on a color and the design of the body is uncertain.
As for their distribution, the limitation by the habitat is difficult, besides, because they are spread by an ocean current.
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... ht=odyssey
The classification of Stiphodon will be reviewed like other many creature classifications by DNA analysis, too.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/news/lib/195
It is only the sale name of the group of a similar characteristic of Stiphodon sold in Japan that I can show.
I'm sorry I do not understand a meaning of "THERE".
I think the most important point for the breeding of Stiphodn to be abundant algae.
ps. Will not the enormous unrelated collection of links such as "rolexwatch" be deleted?