Amblyeleotris guttata

(Fowler, 1938)

Vernacular names
English : Spotted prawn-goby
French : Gobie grimé

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Gobiiformes
Family : Gobiidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 11 cm in length. Big eyes with three black spots. Coloration is greyish to white with irregular orange dots and spots all over its body. Dorsal fins partially spotted orange. Throat and upper belly dark brown to black.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean, from South Japan and Philippines to Palau, south to Northern Australia. Lives in costal and outer reef sand slopes near coral reefs, down to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains common within its range but is often captured for international and local aquarium trade. Vulnerable to loss of habitat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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