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Broadbanded Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853)
A Broadbanded Shrimpgoby at a depth of 24 m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, November 2006. Photo © I. Shaw. View larger image.
The Broadbanded Shrimpgoby is whitish with six reddish-brown bars. There are brown blotches between the bars and orange spots on the head and dorsal fins.
It grows to about 8 cm in length.
This species is occurs in tropical waters of the Indo-west and Central Pacific .
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia to the Gove Peninsular region of the Northern Territory and the northern Great Barrier Reef to northern New South Wales.
The Broadbanded Shrimpgoby is a benthic species that is usually found on sandy substrates in coral reef and inshore waters. It lives in burrows in a commensal relationship with alpheid shrimps.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
It has also been called the Blotched Shrimp Goby, Periophthalma Shrimpgoby and Slender Shrimp Goby.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
