Blackchest Shrimpgoby (species: Amblyeleotris guttata) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Amblyeleotris guttata
Blackchest Shrimpgoby


©Rick Stuart-Smith: Amblyeleotris guttata, Lizard Island area.

©Graham Edgar: Amblyeleotris guttata at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Amblyeleotris guttata at base of reef slope off South Island, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Amblyeleotris
Species Amblyeleotris guttata

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Pale with spaced bright orange spots on head and body; dark patches under head and on belly; eye with conspicuous dark markings. Lives in a burrow with shrimp.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (Length)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.