Gorgeous prawn goby
| Gorgeous prawn goby | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyeleotris |
| Species: | A. wheeleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977) | |
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Amblyeleotris wheeleri, the Gorgeous prawn-goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 5 to 40 metres (16 to 131 ft) though is usually does not occur deeper than 15 metres (49 ft). It is a commensal with alpheid shrimps, most often being found in association with Alpheus ochrostriatus. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Amblyeleotris wheeleri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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