Orangespotted Goby
Nes longus
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 10 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This goby shares a sandy burrow with a near blind snapping shrimp, posting watch at the entrance while the shrimp does the digging. When a predator approaches it flicks its tail to warn its partner and both vanish underground, usually in less than 9 metres of water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Nes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281732.
FAQ
- Is the Orangespotted Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Orangespotted Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Orangespotted Goby get?
- The Orangespotted Goby grows to about 10 cm.