Gorgeous prawn-goby
Gorgeous prawn-goby

Gorgeous prawn-goby

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

Lives in a shared burrow with an alpheid pistol shrimp in a mutualistic partnership: the shrimp excavates the burrow, the goby stands guard.

Depth range
5–40 m / 16–131 ft
Conservation status
Least Concern

Macro & Critters · Gobies & Dartfish

Red Sea Indian Ocean Indonesia & Philippines Thailand Australia South Pacific

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