Amblyeleotris
| Amblyeleotris | |
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| Amblyeleotris diagonalis | |
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| Amblyeleotris guttata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Amblyeleotris Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris periophthalmus Bleeker, 1853
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Amblyeleotris is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. 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. These species vary considerably in size from less than 30 mm to almost 200 mm standard length.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus:
- & , 1999 (Arc-fin shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris aurora ( & , 1977) (Pink-bar prawngoby)
- J. E. Randall, 2004
- J. E. Randall, 2004 (Twin-spot shrimpgoby)
- , & , 2006
- & , 1979 (Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby)
- (, 1989)
- J. L. B. Smith, 1958
- Amblyeleotris diagonalis & , 1979 (Diagonal shrimpgoby)
- J. E. Randall, 1994 (Downing's shrimpgoby)
- J. E. Randall, 2004
- (Herre, 1953) (Red-banded prawngoby)
- (Bleeker, 1853) (Giant prawngoby)
- Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938) (Spotted prawngoby)
- (Bleeker, 1853) (Masked shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris harrisorum & J. E. Randall, 2002
- , 1957
- & , 1979 (Wide-barred shrimpgoby)
- & , 1979 (Long-spine shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris marquesas & J. E. Randall, 2002
- & , 1996 (Masui's shrimpgoby)
- , & , 2000 (Black-head shrimpgoby)
- , 2016 [2]
- & , 2007
- & J. E. Randall, 2009 [3]
- J. E. Randall & , 2006
- , 1981
- , 1978 (Red-spotted shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) (Broad-banded shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris randalli & , 1978 (Randall's prawngoby)
- & , 1979 (Volcano shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Red-margin shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974) (Steinitz' prawngoby)
- J. E. Randall, 2004
- (Klausewitz, 1969) (Magnus' prawngoby)
- , & , 2006
- J. E. Randall, 1994 (Triple-spot shrimpgoby)
- Amblyeleotris wheeleri ( & , 1977) (Gorgeous prawngoby)
- Amblyeleotris yanoi & , 1996 (Flag-tail shrimpgoby)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Amblyeleotris in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ^ Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Amblyeleotris (Gobiidae) from Phan Thiet Bay (South China Sea, Vietnam). Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (3): 467-469.
- ^ Jaafar, Z. & Randall, J.E. (2009): A pictorial review and key to the shrimp gobies of the genus Amblyeleotris of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Smithiana Bulletin, 10: 23-29.
Categories:
- Amblyeleotris
- Gobiinae