Amblyeleotris morishitai

Amblyeleotris morishitai Senou & Aonuma, 2007

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); morishitai: Named for Osamu Morishita, who first discovered this species.
Eponymy: Osamu Morishita is a diver and underwater photographer who discovered this goby. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Brackish; demersal; depth range 40 - 43 m (Ref. 75860). Temperate

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Northwest Pacific: Ogasawara Is., Japan.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from is congeners by having the following set of characters: second D I, 13; A fin rays I, 14; pectoral-fin rays 20; pelvic frenum present; pelvic fins joined by membrane to tips of fifth rays (CM-value 0.52-0.56); head length 26.1-28.1% in SL; caudal peduncle length 14.9-15.5% in SL; a yellowish orange stripe running from eye to first bar on opercle; a yellowish orange slightly curved bar with blue border just behind the base of caudal fin (Ref. 75860).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Senou, H. and Y. Aonuma, 2007. A new shrimp goby of the genus Amblyeleotris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Bull. Nat. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A Suppl. 1:101-107. (Ref. 75860)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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