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Related FAQs: Part 1:
Amblyeleotris, Part 2:
Asterropteryx,
Cryptocentrus & Ctenogobiops,
Shrimp Gobies,
Shrimp Gobies 2,
Pistol Shrimp and Goby Biotopes,
&
Shrimp Goby Identification,
Shrimp Goby Behavior, Shrimp
Goby Compatibility, Shrimp Goby Selection, Shrimp
Goby Systems,
Shrimp Goby Feeding,
Shrimp Goby Disease,
Shrimp Goby Reproduction, &
Shrimp they
associate with, Shrimp
Identification, Shrimp Behavior,
Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies, True
Gobies, Gobies 2, Goby
Identification, Goby Behavior,
Goby Selection,
Goby Compatibility,
Goby Feeding,
Goby Systems,
Goby Disease,
Goby Reproduction,
Amblygobius Gobies, Clown Gobies, Neon
Gobies, Genus Coryphopterus Gobies,
Mudskippers,
Sifter Gobies,
Related Articles:
Gobioids,
Marine Shrimp,
Marine Scavengers,
Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies,
/The Conscientious Reef Aquarist
Shrimp or
Watchman Gobies of the Genera Mahidolia, Stonogobiops, Tomiyamichthys &
Vanderhorstia
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Genus Mahidolia:
| Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes 1837), the Smiling
Shrimp Goby. Indo-Pacific; To a mere 8 cm. in length. May be brown, tan or
overall yellow in color, males with taller first dorsals. Found in muddy
settings singly or in pairs in association with a grayish brown alpheid
shrimp. N. Sulawesi image. |
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Genus Stonogobiops: Five species; one common in the pet-fish trade
| Stonogobiops dracula Pollunin & Lubbock 1977, the
Dracula Prawn Goby. Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Maldives where it
lives in pairs symbiotically with Alpheus randalli. To 7 cm. in
length. Aquarium images by Hiroyuki Tanaka & RMF. |
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| Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall 1982, the
Filament-Finned Prawn Goby. Lives symbiotically with Alpheus randalli
in the Indo-West Pacific; Seychelles to the Philippines. To two inches in
length. Aquarium image. |
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| Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese & Randall 1982,
Yellow-nose Prawn Goby. To 5.5 cm. in length. Western Pacific; Indonesia to
Southern Japan to Micronesia. Fiji image. |
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Genus Tomiyamichthys: Three described species
| Tomiyamichthys oni (Tomiyama 1936), the Monster or
Fan Shrimp Goby. West Pacific; Malaysia, Philippines, Southern Japan. To 10
cm. in length. Found in burrows with Alpheus bellulus. N. Sulawesi
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Genus Vanderhorstia: Nine described species
| Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir 1957), the
Twin-Spotted Shrimp Goby. Indo-West Pacific; eastern Africa to Samoa out to
the Micronesians. To a bit over five inches in length. This image shot in
Pulau Redang, Malaysia. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
Shrimp-Gobies, Symbionts with Alpheid Shrimps
Debelius, Helmut. 1986. Gobies in the marine aquarium, pt. 4: Partnerships.
Today's Aquarium 4/86.
Michael, Scott W. An aquarist's guide to Shrimp Gobies. AFM 5/95.
Stratton, Richard F. 1998. Watch out for Watchman Gobies. TFH 6/98.
Zoffer, David J. 1994. The Shrimp Gobies. TFH 10/94.
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