Description

Also known as Dancer Shrimpgoby, Graceful Prawngoby, Graceful Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Whitecap Goby, White-capped Goby, White-capped Prawngoby.

Found singly, or in pairs, waving their Pectoral fins, and sharing their burrow, with the alpheid shrimp - Alpheus rubromaculatus, over shaded rubble, and sand bottoms, of coastal and outer reefs.
They feed on benthic crustaceans.
Length - 4.5cm
Depth - 5-40m
Widespread Indo-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. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/7239