Flagtail Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris yanoi

Broad, diffuse-edged brownish-orange stripes. Caudal fin very conspicuous: orange and yellow with blue lines.

Size : 13 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and outer reef slopes, 3-30 m. Inhabits sand pipes along with Alpheus randalli.

Distribution : Bali and Flores to SW Japan, Palau and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Gobiiformes

FAMILY

:

Gobiidae

GENUS

:

Amblyeleotris

SPECIES

:

Amblyeleotris yanoi

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner