Strange neighbours

Fire Dart Goby - Nemateleotris magnifica, also known as Fire Goby, Fire Fish for the reddish colour on the rear part of their body. An interesting fish, they are supposedly monogamous when they found their pair.
In this instance, found a solo/single fish with a White Tip Shark resting next to its burrow. The Fire Dart Gobies hides in burrows when they feel danger approaches.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Love the eye contact they seem to be making :) Posted 8 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Both the Shark and Goby was keeping an eye on me.
  If I get any closer, the Shark would have swam away and the Goby would have disappeared into its burrow! Posted 8 years ago

The Fire Dartfish

"Nemateleotris magnifica", the Fire Goby, Fire Fish, Fire Dartfish, or Red Fire Goby is a species of dartfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans from the eastern coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and from the Austral Islands north to the Ryukyu Islands. It is an inhabitant of reefs where it can be found at depths of from 6 to 70 metres.

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Similar species: Gobies And Allies

Species identified by Albert Kang