Mahidolia mystacina
| Mahidolia mystacina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | M. mystacina |
| Binomial name | |
| Mahidolia mystacina Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1987 | |
Mahidolia mystacina, the Flagfin Prawn Goby, is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family.
Description
Its fins have both rays and spines. The dorsal fin has 7 spines and 10 soft rays. The anal fin has a single spine and 9 soft rays. Its head has blue or brown spots, while its body has 5-6 dark irregular crossbars. Males have an elongate first dorsal fin and elongate jaws.
M. mystacina reaches 8 centimeters (3.1 in) in length, unsexed;
It uses the burrow of a mottled brown alpheid shrimp with two or more short white saddles or spots.
Range and habitat
This fish inhabits reefs in brackish and marine conditions, and silty coastal bays and estuaries. and freshwater tidal zone habitats It roams coastal sand and mud habitats from shallow estuaries to moderate depths on slopes.
It prefers depths of 5–20 metres (16–66 ft), in tropical waters, from 32°N to 20°S.
Specifically, it has been sighted on the muddy bottom at the base of the reef at Toguan Bay, Guam and from East Africa south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. and east to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan (?), south to northern Australia and Samoa.
Footnotes
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahidolia_mystacina
