Thread shrimpgoby
📖 Overview
Collected by rotenone and spear from silty, sand and rubble bottoms . Also found in lagoons (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. Characterized by whitish body color with four longitudinal rows of dark brown spots (midlateral row spots largest and horizontally elongate); large anterior dark spots of midlateral row often encircled by blue dots; cheeks with row of three dark spots; behind lower edge of eye with oblique blue and yellow mark followed by similar marks on opercle and preopercle; curved blue and yellow line/dashes from behind upper eye to below of dorsal fin origin; lower part of pectoral fin with elliptical white spot; longitudinal scale series 52-56; opening of gill extending slightly anterior to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.3-5.0 in SL; rounded caudal fin, shorter than length of head .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thread shrimpgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 21 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Thread shrimpgoby.
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