Fig. 49
From: Otoliths of the Gobiidae from the Neogene of tropical America
Late Miocene/Pliocene life reconstruction of characteristic goby species in their habitat as interpreted in this study. Body shape is based on extant relatives. Legend: 1 Antilligobius collinsae; 2 Aruma atlantica; 3 Palatogobius vantasselli; 4 Bollmannia gatunensis; 5 Microgobius aphioides; 6 Magnogobius grandis; 7 Quietula rueberi; 8 Gillichthys caribbaeus. Environments depicted are (species in brackets): reef with crevasses and caves (2); deep forereef (1); deep backreef with lower oxygenation (3); moderately deep water (4); pelagic (5); nearshore with wave action (6); sheltered nearshore and mudflats (7 and 8)