Gold Specked Prawn Goby

Characterized by pale grey body color; side of body with four longitudinal rows of dark brown spots (midlateral row largest); presence of small ocellated yellow to orange spot between each pair of midlateral brown spot; head and body covered with scattered small yellow to brown spots; basal part of pectoral fin with intense white spot; longitudinal scale series 50-55; opening of gill extending to or slightly before vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.5-5.0 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12

Occurs on fine sand and silt bottoms of subtidal reefs flats and lagoons.

Occurs on fine sand and silt bottoms of subtidal reef flats and lagoons to a depth over 20 m. Uses burrows of alpheid shrimps for refuge. Inhabits coastal sand slopes to about 15 meters depth (Ref. 48637).

aquarium: commercial

分布於印度-西太平洋區海域，由臺灣、日本到澳洲，東至印度洋海域。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：Ⅵ；第二背鰭：Ⅰ, 11~12 (通常11)。臀鰭：Ⅰ, 11。胸鰭：18~20 (較少看到18)。縱列鱗 50-58；橫列鱗19-26。體延長，前呈圓筒型，後側扁。標準體長為魚體高的4.5-5.0倍；為頭長的3.1-3.4倍。第一背鰭較第二背鰭高，第二鰭棘延長，長度稍短於頭長，標準體長為棘長的3.3-5.1倍。尾鰭圓形，與頭長約等長。兩腹鰭癒合成一碟狀，末端只延長至肛門位置。頭、體呈淺棕色，體側中部有一列灰黑色縱行橢圓形斑塊，無連續縱帶。頭的頰部有2行水平狀褐點，背側和腹側各有1縱行黑色小斑，腹側無短橫帶。在吻部兩側具1條V形條紋。第一背鰭的基部具1深色縱紋，腹鰭中央的鰭膜為灰黑色。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

為暖水性沿岸底層小型魚類，生活於熱帶珊瑚的砂底，與槍蝦營共生生活。