Fierce Shrimpgoby

Characterized by whitish body color with three longitudinal rows of large brown spots; dark blotch behind eye; head with small dark spots/streaks; white spots on basal portion of pectoral fin; longitudinal scale series 54-57; opening of gill extending to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.7-5.5 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11

Occurs in areas of fine sand of shallow lagoons and subtidal reef flats.

Occurs in sand and rubble bottoms of shallow lagoons (Ref. 9710) and subtidal reef flats. Often with Ctenogobiops pomastictus. Usually in pairs and use the burrow of alpheid prawns for refuge. Lives in clear coastal and inner reefs on rubble flats and slopes in 6 to 20 meters depth range (Ref. 48637). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972).

分布於印度-西太平洋區海域，由紅海到新加勒多尼亞，北至臺灣、日本琉球群島。臺灣發現於西南部的東沙島海域。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：Ⅵ；第二背鰭：Ⅰ, 11~12；臀鰭：I , 11。胸鰭：19~20。縱列鱗 54~57。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。第一背鰭顯然較第二背鰭高，第1鰭棘延長如絲，長度長於頭長，標準體長為棘長的3.0~3.5倍，但平置後，末端不及尾柄處；尾鰭圓形，與頭長等長。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。頭、體呈乳白色至乳黃色；眼的前方各有1條細長條紋，伸達吻端；吻背有V型條紋；眼後鰓蓋部具有3條放射性狀的短紋；背側部具有具2-3縱列的褐色小斑點；而在體中部另有一列縱行的黃褐色較大條形斑點。各鰭與體同色或透明，第一及第二背鰭鰭膜中部具1條暗色斑紋；臀鰭具暗色緣；尾鰭基部具黑斑。(林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性沿岸底層小型魚類，棲息於珊瑚礁區的沙地中，與槍蝦營共生生活。雜食性，以藻類及底棲生物為食。