Stonogobiops yasha

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]

Orange-striped shrimpgoby with Pistol Shrimp

Stonogobiops yasha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Stonogobiops
Species:
S. yasha
Binomial name
Stonogobiops yasha
Yoshino & Shimada, 2001

References

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


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