Amblyeleotris periophthalma

Amblyeleotris periophthalma
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Amblyeleotris
Species:	A. periophthalma
Binomial name
	Amblyeleotris periophthalma; (Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
	Eleotris periophthalmus Bleeker, 1853; Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853); Cryptocentrops exilis J. L. B. Smith, 1958; Amblyeleotris maculata Yanagisawa, 1976;

Amblyeleotris periophthalma, the broad-banded shrimp goby or the periophthalma shrimp goby, is a marine benthic species of goby native to reef environments of the Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea included.^[2]

Description

A. periophthalma is a small fish which can be up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in). Its body is lengthened and cylindrical. The background coloration is whitish and banded with large brown stripes whose color intensity varies from an individual to another. A multitude of small brownish dots are distributed mainly on the superior part of the body. Eyes are round and prominent. The mouth is big and in the shape of an inverted "U".^[3]^[4]

Habitat

A. periophthalma can be found on sandy substrates in lagoons or on external reef slopes at depths of from 3 to 35 metres (9.8 to 114.8 ft), though mostly between 10 and 20 m (33 and 66 ft).^[2]

Behaviour

A. periophthalma lives in symbiosis with alpheid shrimps in burrows. The shrimps dig and maintain the burrows which are the dens for both animals. The goby is like a watchman that warns in case of potential danger which benefits the shrimp because it has poor vision.^[4]

Feeding

A. periophthalma has a carnivorous diet and usually eats small crustaceans or small fishes passing close to its burrow.

References

^ Larson, H. (2019). "Amblyeleotris periophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T193201A2208099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T193201A2208099.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblyeleotris periophthalma". FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ Lieske & Myers.Coral reef fishes. Princeton Univ Pr,2005.ISBN 978-0691004815.
^ ^a ^b "Reef-guardian.com : Amblyeleotris periophthalma Gobie periophthalme - Amblyeleotris periophthalma". www.reef-guardian.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

External links

WoRMS entry
Photograph
Photos of Amblyeleotris periophthalma on Sealife Collection

[IUCN-1] Larson, H. (2019). "Amblyeleotris periophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T193201A2208099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T193201A2208099.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblyeleotris periophthalma". FishBase. April 2013 version.

[3] Lieske & Myers.Coral reef fishes. Princeton Univ Pr,2005.ISBN 978-0691004815.

[ReefGuardian-4] "Reef-guardian.com : Amblyeleotris periophthalma Gobie periophthalme - Amblyeleotris periophthalma". www.reef-guardian.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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