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Periophthalma prawn-goby
Amblyeleotris periophthalmus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Periophthalma prawn-goby
- Scientific
- Amblyeleotris periophthalmus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 35 m (usually 10 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A whitish shrimp goby with six brown to reddish bars and dark-edged orange spots on the head, reaching about 11 cm. It shares sand burrows with snapping shrimps.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Amblyeleotris-periophthalmus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Gobio_(Amblyeleotris_periophthalmus),_Nosy_Antanimora,_Mada
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.