Sailfin Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris randalli

Unmistakable, with six to seven orange vertical stripes and a large first dorsal fins with light-edged black eyespot.

Size : 9 cm

Habitat : On sandy bottom, often below overhangs, prefers clear outreefs, 10-50 m. Lives along with snapping shrimp such as Alpheus djeddensis or A. ochrostiatus.

Distribution : Indonesia, the Philippines to SW Japan, Palau and Fiji.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Gobiiformes

FAMILY

:

Gobiidae

GENUS

:

Amblyeleotris

SPECIES

:

Amblyeleotris randalli

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