Amblyeleotris periophthalma

Gobiidae
Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Blotched Shrimp Goby, Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Periophthalma Prawngoby, Periophthalma Shrimpgoby, Slender Shrimp Goby
  • Amblyeleotris periophthalma, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Amblyeleotris periophthalma, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Amblyeleotris periophthalma, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Amblyeleotris periophthalma, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Five brown bars on body, red corner of mouth, brown flecks on back, orange, dark-edged round spots on head, eye with spoke-like arrangement of black spots. Red corner of mouth and spots on head, lacking in similar A. steinitzi (Steinitz's Shrimpgoby). Shares burrow with Alpheid shrimp.
Information
  • Max Size: 12 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 23.2-30.2°C
  • Depth: 5-35m
  • Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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