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Tangaroan Shrimp Goby

Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin 1977

Tangaroan shrimp-goby

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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.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ctenogobiops tangaroai" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

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Tangaroan shrimp-goby: Brief Summary

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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.

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