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Title: Goby Wars. Cayman Islands.
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A spotlight goby (Gobiosoma louisae) with a young cleaning goby (Gobiosoma genie) in its mouth. This does not appear to be predation, but competition, as the spotlight goby did not eat the smaller fish. These gobes boyth act as cleaners and are site attached. The spolight goby was probably aggressively defending its territory. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- cleaning goby: Gobiosoma genie
- competition
- Grand Cayman
- macro
- spotlight goby: Gobiosoma louisae
- tropical
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