Fan shrimp-goby
📖 Overview
Inhabits open sand and rubble areas adjacent to reefs . Lives with the snapping shrimp Alpheus randalli .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Slender body with blotched pattern and large first dorsal, developing filaments in males ; further characterized by white body color; 3-4 large brown blotches on side of body; back with smaller brown blotches; brown-edged orange spots on head; pelvic fins united medially; longitudinal scale series 49-50; mainly scaleless head, few embedded predorsal scales; greatest depth of body6.0-6.9 in SL; asymmetrically rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fan shrimp-goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 45 m . Tropical West Pacific: Red Sea to Java (Indonesia) and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Fan shrimp-goby.
🔍 Similar Species
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