Ambanoro Goby
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
- Usual depth5–27 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and June
- How commonRare
About this species
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. 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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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–27 m · Deepest record: 27.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ambanoro Goby, Ambanoro prawn-goby, Ambanoro Shrimpgoby, Twinspot Shrimp Goby, Twin-spotted Shrimp-goby, Twin-spotted Shrimp Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Gobie d'Ambanoro
- Japanese
- Shimaorihaze, シマオリハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 安貝洛羅梵鰕虎, 安貝洛羅梵鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Cryptocentrus ambanoro, Cryptocentrus fasciaventris, Vanderhorstia ambonoro, Vanderhorstia fasciaventris
Similar species
- Bigfin Shrimpgoby
Vanderhorstia macropteryx
- Ornate prawn-goby
Vanderhorstia ornatissima
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 57 open-data records from 1973 to 2015.
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