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Gorgeous prawn goby (Amblyeleotris wheeleri)
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Gorgeous prawn goby (Amblyeleotris wheeleri) specimen
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Gobiidae

Gorgeous prawn goby

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

Blue dots scatter across seven red bars

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Amblyeleotris wheeleri, the Gorgeous prawn-goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from 5 to 40 metres (16 to 131 ft) though is usually does not occur deeper than 15 metres (49 ft). It is a commensal with alpheid shrimps, most often being found in association with Alpheus ochrostriatus.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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