Filament-finned prawn-goby

📖 Overview

Occurs in pairs and live symbiotically with Alpheus randalli. The pair hover above the burrow's entrance on dark sandy bottoms. Inhabits deep coastal slopes and sand flats, usually in depth over 10 meters . Also found in sand-rubble bottoms (Ref 90102).

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 26. Bright yellow from top of head to chin including most of iris; 2nd dorsal fin and caudal fin translucent yellow, both with diffuse light blue submarginal band and 4-5 rows of elliptical dark-edged blue spots; anal and pointed pectoral fins with yellowish rays. Naked thorax and pectoral base. Head pores absent. Dark head band ending on lower margin of preoperculum. Median predorsal region naked. Eye and mouth large. Angle of jaws 25 degrees. Longitudinal scale series 84, transverse 21. 1st 2 elongated spines and its membrane black.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Filament-finned prawn-goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Filament-finned prawn-goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Filament-finned prawn-goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated, usually 15 - 25 m . Tropical; 22°C - 25°C ; 15°N - West Pacific: Seychelles, the Philippines, and Bali, Indonesia.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🍽️ Edibility & Flavour

⚡ Nutrition

Detailed nutritional data for Filament-finned prawn-goby is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.

🔬 Mercury Safety

Mercury data for Filament-finned prawn-goby has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.

🌿 Sustainability

🐠 Related Species

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