Steinitz' Shrimp Goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974)
Scientific name: Amblyeleotris steinitzi
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A Steinitz' Shrimp Goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi, and shrimp in their burrow entrance, at a depth of 24 m, Great Detached Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 1999.
Image: Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Amblyeleotris
- Species
- steinitzi
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- The species grows to 8 cm in length.
Introduction
Steinitz' Shrimp Goby is white with five red-brown bars. The white areas between the bars have pale yellow lines. The dorsal fins have orange dots.
Identification
Steinitz' Shrimp Goby is white with five red-brown bars. The white areas between the bars have pale yellow lines. The dorsal fins have orange dots.
Habitat
It usually lives in a burrow with an alpheid shrimp.
Distribution
Steinitz' Shrimp Goby occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the offshore reefs of Western Australia and from much of the Great Barrier Reef.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
