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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Vanderhorstia

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29 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir, 1957)

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Vanderhorstia ambanoro
[Ambanoro prawn-goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Vanderhorstia attenuata Randall, 2007

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Vanderhorstia attenuata
[Tapertail shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Vanderhorstia auronotata Randall, 2007

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Vanderhorstia auronotata
[Gold-marked shrimpgoby]
No picture found
 
Vanderhorstia auropunctata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia bella
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Vanderhorstia belloides Randall, 2007

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Vanderhorstia belloides
[Bella shrimpgoby]

Photo by Howe, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Vanderhorstia cyanolineata Suzuki & Chen, 2013

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Vanderhorstia cyanolineata
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Vanderhorstia dawnarnallae Allen, Erdmann & Mongdong, 2019

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Vanderhorstia dawnarnallae
[Dawn’s shrimpgoby]

Photo by Herler, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Vanderhorstia delagoae (Barnard, 1937)

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Vanderhorstia delagoae
[Candystick goby]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Randall, 2007

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Vanderhorstia dorsomacula
[Dorsalspot shrimpgoby]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Vanderhorstia flavilineata Allen & Munday, 1995

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Vanderhorstia flavilineata
[Yellow-lined shrimpgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia hiramatsui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia kizakura
[]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
Vanderhorstia lepidobucca Allen, Peristiwady & Erdmann, 2014

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Vanderhorstia lepidobucca
[Scalycheek shrimpgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia longimanus
[Longfin shrimpgoby]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Vanderhorstia macropteryx (Franz, 1910)

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Vanderhorstia macropteryx
[Bigfin shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Vanderhorstia mertensi Klausewitz, 1974

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Vanderhorstia mertensi
[Mertens' prawn-goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Vanderhorstia nannai Winterbottom, Iwata & Kozawa, 2005

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Vanderhorstia nannai
[Moon-spotted shrimp goby]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Vanderhorstia nobilis Allen & Randall, 2006

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Vanderhorstia nobilis
[Majestic shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Vanderhorstia opercularis Randall, 2007

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Vanderhorstia opercularis
[]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Vanderhorstia ornatissima Smith, 1959

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Vanderhorstia ornatissima
[Ornate prawn-goby]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Vanderhorstia papilio Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2004

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Vanderhorstia papilio
[Butterfly shrimpgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta (Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007)

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Vanderhorstia phaeosticta
[Yellowfoot shrimpgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia puncticeps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Vanderhorstia rapa
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Vanderhorstia steelei Randall & Munday, 2008

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Vanderhorstia steelei
[]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Vanderhorstia vandersteene Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2020

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Vanderhorstia vandersteene
[Electric shrimpgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Vanderhorstia wayag Allen & Erdmann, 2012

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Vanderhorstia wayag
[Wayag shrimpgoby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Vanderhorstia ambanoro Ambanoro prawn-goby Indo-West Pacific 13 TL 1957
Vanderhorstia attenuata Tapertail shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 3.6 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia auronotata Gold-marked shrimpgoby Western Pacific 2.8 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia auropunctata Northwest Pacific 1955
Vanderhorstia bella Western Central Pacific 7.1 SL 2005
Vanderhorstia belloides Bella shrimpgoby Western Pacific 4.8 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia cyanolineata Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2013
Vanderhorstia dawnarnallae Dawn’s shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 3.9 SL 2019
Vanderhorstia delagoae Candystick goby Western Indian Ocean 7.5 TL 1937
Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Dorsalspot shrimpgoby Western Pacific 4.0 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia flavilineata Yellow-lined shrimpgoby Western Pacific 2.7 SL 1995
Vanderhorstia fulvopelvis Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2013
Vanderhorstia hiramatsui Northwest Pacific 6.5 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia kizakura Northwest Pacific 3.5 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia lepidobucca Scalycheek shrimpgoby Western Pacific 4.0 SL 2014
Vanderhorstia longimanus Longfin shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 2.5 SL 1909
Vanderhorstia macropteryx Bigfin shrimpgoby Northwest Pacific 8.1 SL 1910
Vanderhorstia mertensi Mertens' prawn-goby Indo-West Pacific 11 TL 1974
Vanderhorstia nannai Moon-spotted shrimp goby Western Pacific 3.3 SL 2005
Vanderhorstia nobilis Majestic shrimpgoby Western Pacific 7 TL 2006
Vanderhorstia opercularis Western Indian Ocean 5.1 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia ornatissima Ornate prawn-goby Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL 1959
Vanderhorstia papilio Butterfly shrimpgoby Northwest Pacific 4.1 SL 2004
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta Yellowfoot shrimpgoby Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia puncticeps Northwest Pacific 4.0 SL 1980
Vanderhorstia rapa Northwest Pacific; oof so 5.0 SL 2007
Vanderhorstia steelei Eastern Pacific 5.2 SL 2008
Vanderhorstia vandersteene Electric shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 3.2 SL 2020
Vanderhorstia wayag Wayag shrimpgoby Western Pacific 3.3 SL 2012



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