Flagfin prawn goby
Mahidolia mystacina
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A goby from the Indo-Pacific, from Mozambique to the Society Islands, from bays and estuaries with silty bottoms, that uses the burrow of a snapping shrimp. It reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Mahidolia mystacina
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Gobius mystacina, Gobius mystacinus, Gobius pulverulentus, Mahidolia duque, Mahidolia mystacinus, Mahidolia normani, Mahidoria mystacina, Waitea buchanani, Waitea mystacina
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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