Red-striped Shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops yasha

Also known as: Candycane Shrimpgoby, Candystripe Pistol Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Orange-striped Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Red-striped Goby, Shrimp Goby, Whiteray Shrimpgoby, White-rayed Shrimpgoby, Yasha, Yasha Haze Goby, Yasha Whiteray Shrimpgoby

ALSO KNOWN AS

Candycane Shrimpgoby
Candystripe Pistol Shrimpgoby
Gudgeon
Orange-striped Shrimpgoby
Prawn Goby
Red-striped Goby
Shrimp Goby
Whiteray Shrimpgoby
White-rayed Shrimpgoby
Yasha
Yasha Haze Goby
Yasha Whiteray Shrimpgoby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2021

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Red-striped Shrimpgoby adult, photographed at Waikiki Aquarium, United States — @syrist · Waikiki Aquarium, United States · December 20101 / 1

Overview

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, hovering over sandy bottoms of outer reef slopes close the their burrow entrance.

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.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: spots stripes
Fins & Tail: flagfin yellow fins
Behaviour: burrowing hovering pairs solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Western Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, hovering over sandy bottoms of outer reef slopes close the their burrow entrance.

RANGE