Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974
Mertens' prawn-goby
Vanderhorstia mertensi
photo by Randall, J.E.

 Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
 Max. size:  11 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 2 - 10 m
 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).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs in coastal reefs, on sand or mud (Ref. 9710). Hovers near the entrance of burrows (Ref. 9710)
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 03.06.96
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 05.12.13

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