Longspine shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris macronema) fish species and information / pictures of Longspine shrimpgoby - Amblyeleotris macronema

Longspine shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris macronema) fish species information

Scientific Name
Amblyeleotris macronema

Common Name
Longspine shrimpgoby

Biology
Collected from coarse sand at the base of a reef slope at a depth of 26 m. Associated with burrowing alpheid prawns (Ref. 26237).

Classification

Classified By
Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Lizard Island, Australia.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Trophic Level
3.31 s.e. 0.50 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
False

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
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (24 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