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Broad-banded Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris periophthalmus

Also known as: Blotchy Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Periophthalma Prawngoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Slender Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris periophthalma

Adult
@fishx6 · Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 3
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with alpheid shrimps, over sandy bottoms of lagoons and reef slopes, of outer and seaward reefs.
They feed on small crustaceans and fish passing by their burrows.

Shrimp Gobies live a symbiotic relationship with snapping shrimps.
The Gobies stand guard while the shrimps play "housekeeper" to their burrow, continually digging and cleaning the sand. The Gobies will signal when predators are near.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with alpheid shrimps, over sandy bottoms of lagoons and reef slopes, of outer and seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusAmblyeleotris
    7. speciesAmblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)