Ornate Shrimpgoby (species: Vanderhorstia ornatissima) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Vanderhorstia ornatissima
Ornate Shrimpgoby


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Vanderhorstia
Species Vanderhorstia ornatissima
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 8.5 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • Up to 3 m

Synonyms

Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabits shallow sandy areas among seagrass and in silty lagoons amongst rubble. (Fishbase)

Behaviour

It lives in burrows with alpheid shrimp species with dark bands on back. (Fishbase)

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