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Sandy prawn-goby
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This species of goby inhabits sandy floors in shallower parts of coral reefs.  It reaches 6 cm in length. They are known to live symbiotically with the teppo snapping shrimp Alpheus brevicristatus. Similar to the Gold-specked prawn-goby but the sandy prawn goby has no dark spots on the ventral side of its body. 

Scientific name Ctenogobiops feroculus
English name Sandy prawn-goby

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