Gold Streaked Shrimpgoby

Has elongate gold-centered dark markings both on the head and vertically on the lower sides of the body (Ref. 1602); further characterized by pale grey body color; large dark brown spots and scattered smaller spots on body; belly and ventral body above anal fin with vertical orange lines; oblique orange bands on head; base of upper pectoral fin with small white spot, larger spot on basal part of fin; longitudinal scale series 48-56; opening of gill extending slightly anterior to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.7-5.5 in SL; longer caudal fin compared to head length; fifth and sixth branched caudal rays slightly prolonged as filaments (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11

Found on sandy lagoon bottoms (Ref. 9710). Inhabits coastal sand slopes in rubble patches on reef crests, usually on dark substrates to about 20 meters depth (Ref. 48637).

Found on sandy lagoon bottoms (Ref. 9710). Inhabits coastal sand slopes in rubble patches on reef crests, usually on dark substrates to about 20 meters depth (Ref. 48637).

aquarium: commercial

分布於西太平洋區海域，包括菲律賓、臺灣、日本、斐濟、薩摩亞、馬歇爾群島及澳洲等。臺灣發現於南部海域。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：Ⅵ；第二背鰭：Ⅰ, 11；臀鰭：Ⅰ, 11；胸鰭：18~20。縱列鱗 48~56。背鰭前鱗0。體延長，前呈圓筒型，後側扁。標準體長為魚體高的4.7~5.5倍；為頭長的3.1~3.45倍。頭部具6個感覺孔；頰部凸出，具2條水平狀的感覺乳突線，無垂直或放射線狀的感覺乳突線。第一背鰭較第二背鰭高，第一、第二鰭棘延長，長度約與頭長等長；尾鰭長圓形，而中央部位末端內凹，形成兩個尖突；兩腹鰭癒合，但基部無膜蓋，故不形成吸盤狀，末端可延長至肛門位置。體呈淺棕色。眼的前方各有1條細長條紋，伸達吻端；頭部有3條明亮斜紋；吻背有V型條紋；背側、體側、項部、鰓蓋部均散具許多深褐色小點及圓斑，腹側有一列7~8條的短橫帶；頰部另具2條褐色斜紋。第一背鰭基部具1條深黑色縱紋；腹鰭中央部的鰭膜灰黑色，其餘各鰭淺灰色，有縱紋及斑點。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性近海小型魚類，棲息於沿岸珊瑚礁區礁沙混合底質的水域。喜與槍蝦共生，雜食性，以藻類及底棲動物為食。