Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Gobiidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Vanderhorstia | |
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Similar Vanderhorstia, Y‑bar shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris diagonalis, Valenciennea helsdingenii, Steinitz' prawn goby | ||
Vanderhorstia ambanoro, the Ambanoro prawn-goby or twin-spotted shrimp-goby, is a species of fish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in lagoons and coastal bays at depths of from 1 to 30 metres (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species inhabits areas with mud or sand substrates, where it lives in association with Alpheus shrimps. This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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