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Steinitz’s shrimpgoby

Distribution : Red Sea and Indo-Pacific.

Steinitz's shrimpgoby commemorates Heinz Steinitz (1909–1971), a zoologist who helped establish marine research activities on Israel's Red Sea coast. Wolfgang Klausewitz described the fish in 1974, three years after Steinitz's death. A marine biology laboratory at Eilat also bears his name. One tribute belongs to the history of scientific institutions; the other lives on in the name of a small reef-associated fish.

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Habitat of Steinitz’s shrimpgoby Habitat
Coral reef, Sand
Depth range of Steinitz’s shrimpgoby Depth
2-43 m
Biological group of Steinitz’s shrimpgoby Group
Ecological role of Steinitz’s shrimpgoby Role
Predator

Size

Up to 13 cm excluding the tail fin

Good to know

Observe without touching or feeding animals and keep clear of the reef.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

Little yellow spots on the back fins complement the bars of Steinitz’s shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris steinitzi). Five brown bands cross a pale body, sometimes marked with orange between them. The eyes are high, the tail rounded. Resemblance to other barred gobies makes identification by sight difficult. The 13 cm maximum excludes the tail.

WHERE DOES IT LIVE?

The species occurs in the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific. It uses sandy lagoon and reef-slope bottoms and sometimes estuaries. A depth range of two to forty-three metres is published, with many encounters at moderate depths. An alpheid, or snapping shrimp, maintains the burrow. Sediment structure matters: a shelter in sand provides different opportunities from an existing crack in rock. The burrow forms part of the animal’s habitat.

WHAT DOES IT EAT?

Small invertebrates feed Steinitz’s shrimpgoby. It forages near the seabed, close to its sandy refuge. Little else is known about what it eats in the wild.

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