| Citation | Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006, Fishes.. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. |
| Ref. | 75154 Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006 |
| Page | 1696 |
| Named Used as Valid | Vanderhorstia mertensi |
| Comment | Habitat: |
| Locality | Sinai coast, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: QLD (Great Barrier Reef): Lizard Island, QLD |
| Quote | Coral reef, benthic, commensal, sand bottom-marine; in burrows, associated with alpheid shrimps |