BrackishSaltwater
Flagfin prawn goby
Mahidolia mystacina
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 19 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and 10 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in silty coastal bays. Enters estuaries and freshwater tidal zone habitats. Found on muddy bottom at the base of the reef at Toguan Bay, Guam. Uses the burrow of a mottled brown alpheid prawn with two or more short white saddles or spots. Lives coastal sand and mud habitats from shallow estuaries to moderate depths on slopes.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Gobius mystacina
- Gobius mystacinus
- Gobius pulverulentus
- Mahidolia duque
- Mahidolia mystacinus
- Mahidolia normani
In other languages
- Flagfin shrimpgoby, Smiling goby
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.