Maldives part 11: Anthias, Hawkfish & Gobies

Snorkelling on Vilamendhoo house reef, April 2018. Footage taken with a GoPro Hero6.
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Forster's hawkfish is also known as the freckled or blackside hawkfish. They're fairly common in the Hawaiian Islands, the only place I've snorkeled in the Pacific. I loved the footage of the shrimp and goby. Do you think the goby was a messy roommate that the shrimp had to clean up after, or was the shrimp trying to create a bigger home for its friend?

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I think the burrow system always requires work of some sort, the pistol shrimp seem to shovel sand and move bits of rocks about endlessly. Water movement probably shifts the sand a little, also the shrimp are quite particular about their homes. Or maybe they just like to keep busy? 😀