Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby
📖 Overview
Collected from fine mud bottoms and reported to live in association with alpheid shrimps . Hovers up to 5 cm above its burrow . Feeds primarily on plankton in the water column .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 26. Gill membranes fused in the anteroventral midline, at which point they are also fused to the isthmus (without overlapping it anteriorly for some distance before isthmal fusion), third and fourth spines of first dorsal fin elongate, in males only, 13-15 gill rakers on the first ceratobranchial, small (one-third pupil diameter) orange spots on the head, with at least two such spots on premaxillary portion of the upper lip ; further characterized by the following: united pelvic fins, frenum present; longitudinal scale series 65-78; head without scales; greatest depth of body 4.3-5.2 in SL; caudal fin rounded or oblong, longer than head length .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 20 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
plankton in the water column (Ref
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🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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