Twinspot Shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir 1957)
Other Names: Ambanoro Goby, Ambanoro Prawn-goby, Twin-spotted Shrimp Goby, Twin-spotted Shrimp-goby
A Twinspot Shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro, at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, January 2020. Source: Anne Hoggett / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale shrimpgoby with blue streaks and short vertical lines on the head and upper side.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Vanderhorstia ambanoro in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/181
Twinspot Shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir 1957)
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Distribution |
Offshore Islands of north Western Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (known from Lizard Island and Orpheus Island). Elsewhere the species is widespread in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits sandy-mud and rubble areas. |
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Features |
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. Greatest body depth 5.5-6.4 in SL; first dorsal fin low, rounded; caudal fin with near truncate posterior margin, about equal to head length; pelvic fins united with well-developed frenum; longitudinal scale series 73-85; head without scales; cycloid scales covering body. |
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Etymology |
The species is named for Ambanoro Bay, Nossi-Bé, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar, the type locality. |
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Species Citation |
Cryptocentrus ambanoro Fourmanoir 1957, Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Sér. F, Océanographique 1: 245, fig. 159. Type locality: Ambanoro Bay, Nossi-Bé, Mozambique Channel. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Twinspot Shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir 1957)
References
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Fourmanoir, P. 1957. Poissons téléostéens des eaux malagaches du Canal de Mozambique. Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Sér. F, Océanographique 1: 1-316 figs 1-195 pls 1-12
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Larson, H. 2016. Vanderhorstia ambanoro . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T193075A2191768. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193075A2191768.en. Downloaded on 06 January 2020.
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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.
