Ginsburg's Sea-green Gobies 395 



Economic Importance: A good fish in the brackish-water 

 home aquarium. 



Ginsburg's Goby 

 Gobiosoma ginsburgi Hildebrand and Schroeder 



Color: Greenish to dusky above; pale below. Sides have 

 narrow pale crossbars. Lateral line usually has longi- 

 tudinally elongated dark spots. 

 Distribution: Occurs from New York to Virginia. 

 Size: Reaches a length of about 2 inches. 

 General Information: Ginsburg's Goby is found not only 

 in shoal water, together with the naked goby, but also in 

 deeper water down to depths of 150 feet or more. It 

 spawns in spring. The principal food of this species appears 

 to be small crustaceans. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Sea-green Goby 

 Microgobius thalassinus Jordan and Gilbert 



Color: Pale green or blue; bluish vertical bars on sides 



above abdomen in the male. 



Distribution: Chesapeake Bay to North Carolina. 



Size: Reaches a length of about 2 inches. 



General Information: This is a relatively rare species. It 



probably spawns in spring and summer. It feeds mostly 



on small crustaceans. 



Economic Importance: None. 



