Longspine shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris macronema)

Scientific name: Amblyeleotris macronema Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

The Longspine shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris macronema) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Lizard Island, Australia.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Amblyeleotris macronema
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Lizard Island, 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.

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