HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesPerch-like fishGobiesBeautiful-cheek shrimpgoby Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris callopareia) Scientific name: Amblyeleotris callopareia Polunin & Lubbock, 1979 The Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris callopareia) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, known only from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. BiologyCollected from sandy reef slope at a depth of 26 m. Associated with burrowing alpheid prawns.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameAmblyeleotris callopareiaFamilyGobiidae (Gobies)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length7.8EnvironmentMarine; demersalClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Pacific: known only from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.Conservation status (IUCN)Data deficient (DD)Threat to humansHarmlessResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026