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Randall's Prawn-goby

Amblyeleotris randalli

Description:

Also known as Orange Stripe Prawn Goby.

Notes:

Spotted this goby at around 40 feet.

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9 Comments

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

LOL Marta! :D
I was waiting for the "housekeeper" to show up, but it didn't.

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Hehee..I made the comment w/o looking at the name: obvious "prawn" goby..the prawn must be inside cooking something for dinner :-D

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

It looks like the type of gobies that live associated with shrimps. Did you see a shrimp in the hole?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

No problem!!

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID, jgorneau!

@ClementDufour - Thanks for the suggestion, but I think jgorneau got it right.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

The fan is part of its anatomy.

ClementDufour
ClementDufour 12 years ago

i think its called a spotfin prawngoby

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Yeah and they come in different colors! :)

Do you notice that fan shape on its back? I'm not sure anymore whether it's part of the goby's anatomy or not...

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

Love gobies!

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Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 4, 2012
Submitted on Feb 4, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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