In the spotlight
What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Filament-finned prawn-goby
- Scientific name:
- Stonogobiops nematodes
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Hoese & Randall, 1982
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Seychelles, Philippines, Bali, Indonesia.
- Habitat:
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Sandy or detrital bottoms, deep coastal slopes, coral reefs, between 10 and 45 m.
- Size:
Up to 6 cm.
- Diet:
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Benthic microfauna.
