Author: Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
FBname: Sandy prawn-goby
Comments: Occurs in sand and rubble bottoms of shallow lagoons (Ref. 9710) and subtidal reef flats.  Often with <i>Ctenogobiops pomastictus</i>.  Usually in pairs and use the burrow of alpheid prawns for refuge.  Lives in clear coastal and inner reefs on rubble flats and slopes in 6 to 20 meters depth range (Ref. 48637). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972).