Gorgeous Shrimpgoby – Amblyeleotris wheeleri

The Gorgeous Shrimpgoby, also known as the Wheeler’s Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris wheeleri), is red- and yellow-striped with red, white and blue flecks all over. The first dorsal fin often has elongated spines.

This fish is best known as part of the group of gobies known as shrimpgobies. They form symbiotic relationships with certain pistol shrimp. These shrimp build and maintain a burrow for them both to live in, and the goby defends the lair and supplies food. Shrimpgobies are also minor sandsifters but will not sift as much as those generally referred to as \