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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); rhyax: From the Greek word for volcano, referring to the fiery colours of the species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 30 - 45 m (Ref. 26237). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Britain and the Philippines.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.3 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total): 6 - 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 12; Épines anales 1; Rayons mous anaux: 12. Characterized by white body color with numerous red-edged orange spots on head and body; head and anterior body with three narrow reddish bars; two additional, less distinct bars below second dorsal fin; separate pelvic fins, joined by low membrane at base on fins; scaled midline of nape, scales on side of nape extending forward to above operculum; longitudinal scale series 66-71; greatest depth of body 5.0-5.6 in SL; more or less pointed caudal fin, usually longer than head (Ref. 90102).
Found in outer reef slopes, inhabiting burrows made by alpheid prawns in sand and rubble (Ref. 26237). Also found in sand-rubble bottoms adjacent to seaward reefs in 30-45 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Polunin, N.V.C. and R. Lubbock, 1979. Five new prawn-associated gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the genus Amblyeleotris. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 36(4):239-249. (Ref. 26237)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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