Armour eelgoby (Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus)

Scientific name: Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus Alcock, 1890

The Armour eelgoby (Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to the South China Sea; including Northern Territory (Australia).

Species facts

Scientific name
Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
37–92 m (121–302 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 92 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to the South China Sea; including Northern Territory (Australia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated