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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Amblyeleotris

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38 species (see list below)

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Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Amblyeleotris arcupinna Mohlmann & Munday, 1999

Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Amblyeleotris arcupinna
[Arcfin shrimpgoby]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Amblyeleotris aurora (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Amblyeleotris aurora
[Pinkbar goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
Amblyeleotris bellicauda Randall, 2004

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris bellicauda
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm TL
Amblyeleotris biguttata Randall, 2004

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Amblyeleotris biguttata
[Twinspot shrimpgoby]

Photo by Chen, J.-P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Amblyeleotris bleekeri Chen, Shao & Chen, 2006

Photo by Chen, J.-P.
 
Amblyeleotris bleekeri
[Shrimp goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL

 
Amblyeleotris callopareia
[Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby]
No picture found
Asia

 
Amblyeleotris cephalotaenius
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

 
Amblyeleotris delicatulus
[]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Amblyeleotris diagonalis Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
[Diagonal shrimp goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Amblyeleotris downingi Randall, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris downingi
[Downing's shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Amblyeleotris ellipse Randall, 2004

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris ellipse
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Amblyeleotris fasciata (Herre, 1953)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris fasciata
[Red-banded prawn-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Amblyeleotris fontanesii (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris fontanesii
[Giant prawn-goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Amblyeleotris guttata
[Spotted prawn-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
[Masked shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific

Amblyeleotris harrisorum Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris harrisorum
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific. J.E.
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Amblyeleotris japonica Takagi, 1957

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris japonica
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Amblyeleotris latifasciata Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris latifasciata
[Wide-barred shrimpgody]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL

 
Amblyeleotris macronema
[Longspine shrimpgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Amblyeleotris marquesas Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris marquesas
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Amblyeleotris masuii Aonuma & Yoshino, 1996

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Amblyeleotris masuii
[Masui's shrimp-goby]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL

 
Amblyeleotris melanocephala
[Blackhead shrimpgoby]

Photo by Senou, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Amblyeleotris morishitai Senou & Aonuma, 2007

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Amblyeleotris morishitai
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Amblyeleotris neglecta Jaafar & Randall, 2009

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris neglecta
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Amblyeleotris neumanni Randall & Earle, 2006

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris neumanni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Amblyeleotris novaecaledoniae Goren, 1981

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris novaecaledoniae
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis Yanagisawa, 1978

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis
[Redspotted shrimpgoby]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Amblyeleotris periophthalma
[Periophthalma prawn-goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Amblyeleotris randalli
[Randall's prawn-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Amblyeleotris rhyax Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris rhyax
[Volcano shrimpgoby]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata Mohlmann & Randall, 2002

Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
[Redmargin shrimpgoby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
[Steinitz' prawn-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Amblyeleotris stenotaeniata Randall, 2004

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris stenotaeniata
[]

Photo by Herler, J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Amblyeleotris sungami (Klausewitz, 1969)

Photo by Herler, J.
 
Amblyeleotris sungami
[Magnus' prawn-goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL

 
Amblyeleotris taipinensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Amblyeleotris triguttata Randall, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblyeleotris triguttata
[Triplespot shrimpgoby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Amblyeleotris wheeleri
[Gorgeous prawn-goby]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Amblyeleotris yanoi Aonuma & Yoshino, 1996

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Amblyeleotris yanoi
[Flagtail shrimpgoby]
38 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Amblyeleotris
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1999 Amblyeleotris arcupinna Arcfin shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 11 SL
1977 Amblyeleotris aurora Pinkbar goby Western Indian Ocean 11 TL
2004 Amblyeleotris bellicauda Western Central Pacific 5.0 SL
2004 Amblyeleotris biguttata Twinspot shrimpgoby Western Pacific 10.4 TL
2006 Amblyeleotris bleekeri Shrimp goby Western Pacific 5.8 SL
1979 Amblyeleotris callopareia Beautiful-cheek shrimpgoby Western Pacific 7.8 SL
1989 Amblyeleotris cephalotaenius Asia
1958 Amblyeleotris delicatulus Western Indian Ocean
1979 Amblyeleotris diagonalis Diagonal shrimp goby Indo-Pacific 11 SL
1994 Amblyeleotris downingi Downing's shrimpgoby Western Indian Ocean 14 SL
2004 Amblyeleotris ellipse Eastern Central Pacific 4.4 SL
1953 Amblyeleotris fasciata Red-banded prawn-goby Western Central Pacific 8 TL
1853 Amblyeleotris fontanesii Giant prawn-goby Western Pacific 25 SL
1938 Amblyeleotris guttata Spotted prawn-goby Western Pacific 11 SL
1853 Amblyeleotris gymnocephala Masked shrimpgoby Indo-West Pacific. 14 TL
2002 Amblyeleotris harrisorum Eastern Central Pacific
1957 Amblyeleotris japonica Indo-West Pacific. J.E. 8.5 TL
1979 Amblyeleotris latifasciata Wide-barred shrimpgody Western Pacific 13 SL
1979 Amblyeleotris macronema Longspine shrimpgoby Western Pacific 8 SL
2002 Amblyeleotris marquesas Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 TL
1996 Amblyeleotris masuii Masui's shrimp-goby Southwest Pacific 11 SL
2000 Amblyeleotris melanocephala Blackhead shrimpgoby Asia 9.4 SL
2007 Amblyeleotris morishitai Northwest Pacific 9.4 SL
2009 Amblyeleotris neglecta Western Indian Ocean 5.4 SL
2006 Amblyeleotris neumanni Western Central Pacific 5.5 SL
1981 Amblyeleotris novaecaledoniae Western Pacific 9.5 TL
1978 Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis Redspotted shrimpgoby Western Pacific 10 SL
1853 Amblyeleotris periophthalma Periophthalma prawn-goby Indo-West Pacific 11 SL
1978 Amblyeleotris randalli Randall's prawn-goby Western Pacific 12 SL
1979 Amblyeleotris rhyax Volcano shrimpgoby Western Pacific 7.3 SL
2002 Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata Redmargin shrimpgoby Western Central Pacific 11 TL
1974 Amblyeleotris steinitzi Steinitz' prawn-goby Indo-Pacific 13 SL
2004 Amblyeleotris stenotaeniata Western Central Pacific 6.6 SL
1969 Amblyeleotris sungami Magnus' prawn-goby Western Indian Ocean 10 TL
2006 Amblyeleotris taipinensis Western Pacific 4.4 SL
1994 Amblyeleotris triguttata Triplespot shrimpgoby Western Indian Ocean 9 TL
1977 Amblyeleotris wheeleri Gorgeous prawn-goby Indo-Pacific 10 SL
1996 Amblyeleotris yanoi Flagtail shrimpgoby Western Pacific 13 SL



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