Flagfin Prawn Goby
Mahidolia mystacina
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
Mahidolia mystacina, the flagfin prawn goby, flagfin shrimpgoby or smiling goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Society Islands and from southern Japan to Samoa and northern Australia. This species occurs in marine and brackish waters, being found in coastal bays, estuaries and reef bases where the bottom is silty or muddy at depths of from 5 to 25 metres (16 to 82 ft). This species is a commensal with a species of alpheid shrimp, using its burrow as its home.
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Mahidolia mystacina es una especie de peces de la familia de los Gobiidae en el orden de los Perciformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar a alcanzar los 8 cm de longitud total. Hábitat Es un pez de Clima tropical y asociado a los arrecifes de coral que vive entre 5-20 m de profundidad.
Distribution
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