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Mahidolia, Stonogobiops,
Tomiyamichthys & Vanderhorstia),
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Pistol Shrimp and Goby Biotopes,
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Shrimp Goby Identification,
Shrimp Goby Behavior, Shrimp
Goby Compatibility, Shrimp Goby Selection, Shrimp
Goby Systems,
Shrimp Goby Feeding,
Shrimp Goby Disease,
Shrimp Goby Reproduction, &
Shrimp they
associate with, Shrimp
Identification, Shrimp Behavior,
Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies, True
Gobies, Gobies 2, Goby
Identification, Goby Behavior,
Goby Selection,
Goby Compatibility,
Goby Feeding,
Goby Systems,
Goby Disease,
Goby Reproduction,
Amblygobius Gobies, Clown Gobies, Neon
Gobies, Genus Coryphopterus Gobies,
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Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies,
/The Conscientious Reef Aquarist
Shrimp or
Watchman Gobies of the Genus Amblyeleotris
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By Bob Fenner |
Amblyeleotris
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Genus Amblyeleotris: twenty three described species.
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Aurora Goby
03/31/2008
It just came to my attention that in your Shrimp Gobies page
(http://www.wetwebmedia.com/shrimpgobies.htm), you don't have the Aurora
Goby listed. Perhaps there is still debate as to which genus this fish
falls into, but it would seem most have agreed that it should correctly
identified as Amblyeleotris aurora.
I've had mine in a 12g nano for a few months now. He readily eats frozen
meaty foods and has been a nice, flamboyant addition to the mini-reef.
(Actually, he's the only fish in there).
Every time I write, I make sure to commend you on your efforts and make
sure you know how much you're appreciated. If the attached photo can be
used, please feel free to do so.
Thank you, again. Jason Wedehase
<<Hello Jason. Two superb photographs, thank you for sharing these with
us. I am sure they will be a valuable addition to the Goby database.
Regards, A Nixon>> |
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| Amblyeleotris diagonalis Polunin & Lubbock 1979, the
Diagonal Shrimpgoby. Indo-Pacific; East Africa, Red Sea to Indonesia, GBR.
To 8 cm. in length. Lives in association with the alpheid Alpheus
bellulus. Told apart from other similar-appearing shrimpgobies by the
thin diagonal lines on the head. N. Sulawesi pic. |
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| Amblyeleotris fasciata (Herre 1953), the Red-banded
Shrimp-Goby. Western central Pacific in distribution. To a little over three
and a half inches in length. Occasionally imported as an aquarium species. |
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| Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler 1938), the Spotted
Prawn-Goby. Western Pacific. To nearly four inches total length. Found in
coarse gravel in shallow reefs. One in Mabul, Malaysia, another in
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| Amblyeleotris gymnocephala (Bleeker 1853), the Masked
Shrimp Goby. Indo-west Pacific. To nearly six inches in length. One in Pulau
Redang, Malaysia in about ten feet of water, the other in N. Sulawesi. |
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| Amblyeleotris latifasciata Polunin & Lubbock 1979.
Western Pacific; Gulf of Thailand and the Philippines. One and its alpheid
prawn cohort photographed in Pulau Redang, Malaysia, another in N.
Sulawesi. |
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| Amblyeleotris marquesas Mohlmann & Randall 2002.
Central Pacific; Marquesas Islands. Nuka Hiva pic (Taiohae Bay). |
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| Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene 1978,
Randall's Prawn Goby. Indo-Australia; Moluccas to Micronesia. Found on sand
and fine rubble in burrows shared with Pistol Shrimp. Feeds on small
invertebrates near this opening. To three and a half inches in length.
Aquarium photos of a displaying specimen and its alpheid symbiont, and a
symbiont pair in N. Sulawesi. |
| Amblyeleotris steinitzi
(Klausewitz 1974), Steinitz' Prawn Goby. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to
Micronesia. To three inches in length. Always found in association with the
Pistol Shrimp, Alpheus djeddensis. This one off Dahab, in the Gulf of
Aqaba, Red Sea.
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| Amblyeleotris sungami (Klausewitz 1969), Magnus'
Prawn Goby (the scientific species name spelled backward). Western Indian
Ocean; Red Sea, Seychelles, eastward. To four inches in length. This one in
N. Sulawesi. |
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| Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock 1977), the
Gorgeous Prawn Goby. To eight cm. Indo-Pacific; East Africa to Fiji, GBR,
Micronesia. Aquarium and Queensland, Australia images. |
 
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