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Tangaroan shrimp goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Ctenogobiops

Higher classification
  
Ctenogobiops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gobiidae

Scientific name
  
Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Ctenogobiops, Goby, Gorgeous prawn goby, Steinitz' prawn goby, Amblyeleotris

Ctenogobiops tangaroai, the Tangaroan shrimp-goby, is a species of goby of the family Gobiidae, native to the reefs of the Pacific Ocean where it can be found in fine-grained sand patches at depths of from 4 to 40 metres (13 to 131 ft). This species is commensal with alpheid shrimps, with a fish and shrimp sharing a burrow. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

Tangaroan shrimp-goby Wikipedia