Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowfoot Shrimpgoby
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta
Yellowfoot Shrimpgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Vanderhorstia phaeosticta
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 20-80 ft. (6-25 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Vanderhorstia (Genus)
        └V. phaeosticta (Species)

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