Ornate Prawn-Goby
Vanderhorstia ornatissima
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 8.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This ornate goby shares a sandy burrow with a snapping shrimp among seagrass and silty rubble, the shrimp doing the digging while the fish watches for danger. It feeds on small bottom invertebrates and grows to about nine centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Vanderhorstia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219600.
FAQ
- Is the Ornate Prawn-Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Ornate Prawn-Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Ornate Prawn-Goby get?
- The Ornate Prawn-Goby grows to about 8.5 cm.