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.

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

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