Banded Shrimpgoby [Cryptocentrus cf cinctus] with a Tiger Snapping Shrimp [Alpheus bellulus]. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banded Shrimpgoby [Cryptocentrus cf cinctus] with a Tiger Snapping Shrimp [Alpheus bellulus]. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The goby and the shrimp share a burrow the shrimp excavates. The blind shrimp stays in touch with the goby at all times and relies on the goby to be warned of danger of predators.

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Size: 5647px × 3769px
Location: Lembeh Strait North Sulawesi Indonesia
Photo credit: © Georgette Apol / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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