Red-banded prawn-goby (Amblyeleotris fasciata) fish species and information / pictures of Red-banded prawn-goby - Amblyeleotris fasciata

Red-banded prawn-goby (Amblyeleotris fasciata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Amblyeleotris fasciata

Common Name
Red-banded prawn-goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Differs from A. wheeleri by having narrower red bands and lacking red markings on the second dorsal fin.

Classification

Classified By
Herre, 1953
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Pacific
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559), south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Range
33°N - 31°S, 92°E - 155°W

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
4 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 20 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.27 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
8.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated