Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker 1853)


Other Names: Blotched Shrimp Goby, Blotchy Shrimpgoby, Broad-banded Shrimp Goby, Broad-banded Shrimp-goby, Periophthalma Prawn-goby, Periophthalma Shrimpgoby, Slender Shrimp Goby

A Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris periophthalma, at North Solitary Island, New South Wales. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:
A shrimpgoby with 6 reddish to brown bars on head and sides that branch on the lower sides, brownish blotches between the bars, a red blotch just behind the mouth, and dark-edged reddish to orange spots on the head.

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Bray, D.J. 2023, Amblyeleotris periophthalmus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/69

Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker 1853)

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Distribution

Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, around the tropical north to Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, from the East Africa to Tonga, and north to Japan. 
Inhabits sandy areas in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal and offshore reef slopes at depths to 35 m.

Features

Dorsal fin XI + I, 12; Anal fin I, 12;  Longitudinal scale series 80-85. 
Greatest depth of body 4.6-6.4 in SL; caudal fin longer than head, 2.8-3.4 in SL.

Feeding

Gobies of the genus Amblyeleotris filter mouthfuls of sand through their gill rakers, and pick organisms from the sand near their burrows.

Etymology

The specific name periophthalmus is from the Greek peri (= around) and ophthalmos (= eye), possibly in reference to this species having a rounded head and elevated eyes like mudskippers of the genus Periophthalmus.

Species Citation

Eleotris periophthalmus Bleeker 1853, Natuurwetensch. Tijdschr. Nederland Indië 4: 477. Type locality: Batavia (= Java), Indonesia. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2023

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker 1853)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

Allen, G.R. 2000. Fishes of the Montebello Islands. Records of the western Australian Museum Supplement 59: 47-57.

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Bleeker, P. 1853. Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Batavia. Tiental I–VI. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 451-516. See ref at BHL

Bleeker, P. 1874. Notice sur les genres Amblyeleotris, Valenciennesia et Brachyeleotris. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Afdeeling Natuurjunde). Amsterdam 2 7: 372-376.

Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398.

Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.

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Larson, H. 2019. Amblyeleotris periophthalma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T193201A2208099. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T193201A2208099.en. Downloaded on 16 June 2021.

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.

Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37428040

Behaviour:Shares burrows with alpheid shrimps

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:3-35 m

Fishing:Aquarium fish

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:11 cm SL

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