Perched Broad-Banded Shrimp Goby

A broad-banded shrimp goby (A. periophthalma) perches on the sand outside a burrow as a pistol shrimp clears the sand, off the coast of Indonesia.

  • Image ID 56940917
  • Length 00:00:15
  • Production Company Kyle Roepke
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Synopsis

The pistol shrimp and goby’s have a mutually beneficial relationship. The shrimp constructs a burrow, providing the gobie with shelter. In return, the gobie, positioned at the burrow entrance, warns the shrimp of potential dangers through tail or head flicking.


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Kyle Roepke