Stonogobiops xanthorhinica : female

Stonogobiops xanthorhinica is a beautiful goby.
Those which live in Kinkoh Bay in Kagoshima pref. are very active.
Once predators approach they dash into their burrow, but they out again only within ten seconds when predators away.

I arrange two more gallery for this beauty.
One is, Super Weekly Gallery for vol.148 (1200 x 1200px. 250KB)
The other, Ultra Weekly Gallery for vol.148 (2400 x 2400px. 1MB)

depth : 16ft / 5m, Kagoshima, JAPAN, Sep 2001

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