Ocellated Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys russus (Cantor 1849)

An Ocellated Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys russus, at the Low Isles, near Port Douglas, Queensland, depth 5m on silty sand in sheltered water. Source: Sue Churchill & Rogan Draper. License: All rights reserved

Summary:

A greyish shrimpgoby with a dark bar below the eye, gold spots and a brown vertical patch on the gill cover, four large dark spots along the midside extending onto the back, and a large pale-edged spot on the rear margin of the first dorsal fin.
Ocellated shrimpgobies share burrows with alpheid shrimps.

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Bray, D.J., Tomiyamichthys russus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5276

Ocellated Shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys russus (Cantor 1849)

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Distribution	Low Isles, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the East-Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits silty areas on inshore reefs, and may occur in stream mouths.
Features	Dorsal fin VI, I,10; Anal fin I, 10; Longitudinal scale series 77-97; . Greatest body depth 5.1-6.1 in SL; pelvic fins united, frenum present; posterior body with ctenoid scales, becoming cycloid anteriorly; scales absent from head; caudal fin lanceolate, a little longer that head length; oculoscapular sensory canal and pores present.
Author	Bray, D.J.