Black-ray goby mother bird regurgitating food to her chicks. This way, the shrimp and the goby are kept well fed. Sometimes, if the shrimp is not kept well fed, it will resort to killing the goby. In the wild, most burrows are shared by male and female goby pairs, with their respective shrimp partners, and the female goby will use this burrow as a nesting site to lay her eggs. The obvious benefits to both organisms of this symbiotic relationship make the interaction a form of mutualism. Here is an interesting example of this. The other fish is a dartfish (genus "Ptereleotris").
Pelagic goby Pelagic goby The pelagic goby (Sufflogobius bibarbatus), also known as the bearded goby , is a species of true goby from the family Gobiidae, native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is currently the only known member of its genus. It reaches a maximum length of . It has 7 dorsal spines and 12-13 dorsal soft rays. It has a single anal spine and 12-13 anal soft rays. Its fins are dusky to black in color. This goby is demersal, inhabiting depths of in subtropical waters ranging from in the coastal waters of Namibia and South Africa. The bearded goby