Mertens' prawn-goby

Vanderhorstia mertensi

Eleven Centimeters Goby of Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

Vanderhorstia mertensi, Mertens' shrimp goby or the slender shrimp goby, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobiidae, the gobies. This species is native to the Indo-Pacific region, as well as having colonised the Eastern Mediterranean, probably through the Suez Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Vanderhorstia
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Japan. Reported from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 9710 ). Introduced to the Mediterranean (Ref. 94612 , 95871 , 96570 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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