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Amblyeleotris macronema Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

Longspine shrimpgoby
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Common names: Longspine shrimpgoby
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, east of South I., Lizard I., Great Barrier Reef, BMNH 1978.2.28.5 (holotype of Amblyeleotris macronema, 8 cm SL); AMS I.20689-002, USNM 218979, MHNG 1592.51 (paratypes) (Ref. 26237) (Ref. 26237)..
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335);  macronema: Species name referring to the long spines of the first dorsal fin..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 26 - ? m (Ref. 26237).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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