Author: (Günther, 1872)
FBname: Saddled prawn-goby
Comments: Found on open sand bottoms of clear seaward reefs to at least 20 m (Ref. 9710).  Lives in a burrow with symbiotic alpheid shrimps.  Occurs on sheltered protected reefs, along edges with coarse sand and fine rubble (Ref. 48637). Also Ref. 2334. Also found in sand bottoms of lagoons (Ref 90102).