Stonogobiops yasha

Stonogobiops yasha
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Stonogobiops
Species: S. yasha
Binomial name
Stonogobiops yasha
Yoshino & Shimada, 2001

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. This species can reach a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) SL.[1]

Orang-striped shrimpgoby with Pistol Shrimp

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stonogobiops yasha" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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