Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978 is a animal in the Gobiidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978

Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978

Amblyeleotris randalli is a small, banded goby that lives in symbiosis with Alpheus ochrostriatus prawns in the 25-50m depth range.

Family
Genus
Amblyeleotris
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978

Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978 is a small fish that reaches a maximum length of 9 centimeters (3.5 inches). It has an elongated, cylindrical body. Its body has a white base color, marked with fine orange to yellow bands. The first of these bands crosses the front of the head and passes through the eye. Numerous small white dots are scattered across the white areas of the body. A distinctive feature of this species is a black and white eye-spot visible on the anterior dorsal fin when the fin is extended. Its eyes are round and prominent, and it has a large mouth shaped like an inverted "U". This fish lives on soft substrates made of coarse sand mixed with shell fragments, in rubble caves at depths between 25 and 50 meters (82 to 164 feet). It is found living in association with a species of prawn, most commonly Alpheus ochrostriatus.

Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris

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