Yellownose Shrimpgoby

Description:

Yellownose Shrimpgoby - Stonogobiops xanthorhinica are white with yellow snout and 4 black bands; sail-like 1st dorsal fin; often with black rear border extending from 2nd band. Usually found in pairs, sharing burrow with Alpheid Shrimp. They live in commensal with the Alpheid Shrimps, which are blind. The Shrimps do the house keeping of their burrows by cleaning and clearing rubbles/stones from their burrows. As they are blind, they rely on the Gobies, in this case the Yellownose Shrimpgoby to give them signals with their tails, when it is safe to come out of the burrow or to quickly get back into the burrow for safety.