Amblyeleotris

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Amblyeleotris
Spotted prawn goby, Amblyeleotris guttata
Spotted prawn goby, Amblyeleotris guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Amblyeleotris
Bleeker 1874
Species

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Steinitz's shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Steinitz's shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi

Amblyeleotris is a genus of colourful gobies found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. With 33 recognized species, this is the largest genus of the shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, so-called because of their symbiotic relationship with certain alpheid shrimps. The shrimp excavates and maintains a burrow used by both animals while the goby, which has far superior eyesight, acts as a lookout for predators. The shrimp maintains almost constant contact with the fish with an antenna.

Amblyeleotris species vary considerably in size from less than 30 mm to almost 200 mm standard length.

[edit] Species

  • Amblyeleotris arcupinna
  • Amblyeleotris aurora - pinkbar goby
  • Amblyeleotris bellicauda
  • Amblyeleotris biguttata
  • Amblyeleotris callopareia
  • Amblyeleotris delicatulus
  • Amblyeleotris diagonalis
  • Amblyeleotris downingi - Downing's shrimp goby
  • Amblyeleotris ellipse
  • Amblyeleotris fasciata - red-banded prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris fontanesii - giant prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris guttata - spotted prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris gymnocephala - masked shrimp goby
  • Amblyeleotris harrisorum
  • Amblyeleotris japonica
  • Amblyeleotris katherine
  • Amblyeleotris latifasciata
  • Amblyeleotris macronema
  • Amblyeleotris marquesas
  • Amblyeleotris masuii
  • Amblyeleotris melanocephala
  • Amblyeleotris novaecaledoniae
  • Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis
  • Amblyeleotris periophthalma - periophthalma prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris randalli - Randall's prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris rhyax - Volcano shrimp goby
  • Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
  • Amblyeleotris steinitzi - Steinitz' prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris stenotaeniata
  • Amblyeleotris sungami - Magnus' prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris triguttata - triplespot shrimp goby
  • Amblyeleotris wheeleri - gorgeous prawn goby
  • Amblyeleotris yanoi - flagtail shrimp goby

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