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Orange-striped shrimpgoby (Stonogobiops yasha)
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Orange-striped shrimpgoby (Stonogobiops yasha) specimen
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Gobiidae

Orange-striped shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops yasha

Sharing burrow with shrimp

  • Orange
  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Stonogobiops yasha, the Orange-striped shrimpgoby, is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 15 to 40 metres (49 to 131 ft). It inhabits sandy areas along the outer slopes of reefs where it lives in a commensal relationship with the shrimp Alpheus randalli.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
4.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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