Stonogobiops Explained

Stonogobiops is a genus of gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. This is one of the "shrimp goby" genera, the members of these genera being commensal with various species of shrimps.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

• Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock, 1977 (Dracula shrimp-goby)
• Stonogobiops larsonae (G. R. Allen, 1999) (Larson's shrimpgoby)
• Stonogobiops medon Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982
• Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Filament-finned prawn-goby)
• Stonogobiops pentafasciata Iwata & Hirata, 1994
• Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Hoese & J. E. Randall, 1982 (Yellownose prawn-goby)
• Stonogobiops yasha Yoshino & Shimada, 2001 (Orange-striped shrimpgoby)