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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 .
Goby is also used to describe some species which are not classified within the order Gobiiformes, such as the engineer goby or convict blenny Pholidichthys leucotaenia. [2] The word goby derives from the Latin gobius meaning " gudgeon ", [ 3 ] and some species of goby, especially the sleeper gobies in the family Eleotridae and some of the ...
The Green banded goby, Tigrigobius multifasciatus, is a member of the goby family native to the western Atlantic Ocean, from the Bahamas and Central America to northern South America. As the name implies, they are dark green with 17-23 pale green bars, and have a brown stripe through the eye interrupted with a bright red spot.
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus, commonly known as the five-lined coral goby, is a species of goby. It occurs in the western Pacific from the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia. [1] It is normally found in monogamous pairs associating with corals of the genus Acropora. [2]
Discordipinna griessingeri is a small, brightly colored, marine neritic fish in the family Gobiidae that is commonly called the spikefin goby or flaming prawn goby. [1] Occasionally it is mislabeled as "Stonogobiops griessingeri" which is a binomial species name that does not formally exist.
Sueviota aethon, the grumpy dwarfgoby, is a species of goby endemic to the Red Sea, and can grow to 17 millimetres (0.67 in) in length. It is closely related to members of the Eviota genus , possessing many similar characteristics such as morphology , ecology , and distribution .
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The most widespread is the speckled goby (R. bikolanus), [2] which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. [3] Some Redigobius are kept as aquarium pets. [ 2 ] The Fijian endemic Lever's goby ( R. leveri ) is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency .