Ambanoro prawn-goby
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
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A prawn-goby from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, from lagoons and bays with muddy or sandy bottoms, that lives with snapping shrimps. It reaches 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Vanderhorstia ambanoro
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Cryptocentrus ambanoro, Cryptocentrus fasciaventris, Vanderhorstia ambonoro, Vanderhorstia fasciaventris
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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