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Masked Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris gymnocephala

Also known as: Gudgeon, Mask Shrimpgoby, Nakedhead Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Sand Goby, Shrimp Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
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@perigor2000 · PNG, Indonesia · December 20111 / 3
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over sandy slopes, of bays, estuaries, mangroves, and coastal reefs.

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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotsstripes
Behaviour
burrowingpairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over sandy slopes, of bays, estuaries, mangroves, and coastal reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusAmblyeleotris
    7. speciesAmblyeleotris gymnocephala (Bleeker, 1853)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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