Slantbar Shrimpgoby
Scientific Name: Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Species: Gobies (Gobiidae)
Other names: Shrimp Gobies, Diagonal Shrimpgoby, Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby, Diamond Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby.
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Slantbar ShrimpgobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea - Australia
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Slantbar ShrimpgobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea - Australia
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Slantbar ShrimpgobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Slantbar ShrimpgobyUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Description
Also known as Shrimp Gobies, Diagonal Shrimpgoby, Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby and Diamond Diagonal Bar Prawn Goby.
Found singly or usually in pairs sharing their house with the blotched snapping shrimp Alpheus bellulus, on sand and rubble areas of sandy slopes of lagoons and seaward reef slopes.
They feed on small invertebrates and zooplankton.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 5-30m
Widespread Indo-Asian Pacific
Shrimp Gobies live a symbiotic relationship with snapping shrimps.
The Gobies stand guard while the shrimps play "housekeeper" to their burrow, continually digging and cleaning the sand. The Gobies will signal when predators are near. (edit)
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The Slantbar Shrimpgoby is found in or near the Indo-Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 4 times by user @fishx6
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