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Lipstick gobies are omnivorous, preferring to graze on algae, microorganisms, and detritus that forms on rocks in their natural habitat.When kept in a personal aquarium, it is essential that lipstick gobs are fed a diet of mostly algae or plant material, high protein foods such as blood worms or brine shrimp should also be offered occasionally.
Sicyopus jonklaasi H. R. Axelrod, 1972 (Lipstick goby) Sicyopus lord Keith, Marquet & Taillebois, 2011 (Lord's sicyopus) Sicyopus multisquamatus de Beaufort, 1912; Sicyopus nigriradiatus Parenti & Maciolek, 1993; Sicyopus rubicundus Keith, Hadiaty, Busson & Hubert, 2014 [1] Sicyopus zosterophorus Bleeker, 1856
The phrase to put "lipstick on a pig" means making superficial or cosmetic changes to a product in a futile effort to disguise its fundamental failings. There are many phrases using pigs , monkeys , or swine, dating back to ancient times.
The Gobiiformes / ˈ ɡ oʊ b i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are an order of fish that includes the gobies and their relatives. [1] [2] The order, which was previously considered a suborder of Perciformes, is made up of about 2,211 species that are divided between seven families.
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The most widespread is the speckled goby (R. bikolanus), [2] which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. [3] Some Redigobius are kept as aquarium pets. [ 2 ] The Fijian endemic Lever's goby ( R. leveri ) is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency .
Sicyopterus stimpsoni, commonly known as the Nopili rockclimbing goby, oopu nopili, or Stimpson's goby, is a species of amphidromous goby endemic to the islands of Hawai‘i. This species can reach a length of 19.8 centimetres (7.8 in) SL .
Awaous flavus is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of rivers and estuaries of South America from Colombia to near the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil. Males of this species can reach a length of 8.2 centimetres (3.2 in) SL while females only reach 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. [2]