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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Diagonal shrimp goby

Amblyeleotris diagonalis Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
Max Length
11 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
6–40 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Lives with symbiont alpheid shrimps which prepare and maintain burrows in sand or sand and rubble areas . Found in coastal to outer reef sand slopes .

Scientific Name
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Authority
Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11 cm
Depth Range
6–40 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. Characterized by whitish body color; snout and cheek with pair of thin, slanting dark brown bands, five wider brown bands on side with few brown spots between each band; anal fin yellow with blue margin; low basal membrane joins pelvic fins; predorsal scales extending forward to above posterior margin of preopercle; longitudinal scale series 67-75; greatest depth of body 5.2-6.7 in SL; caudal fin 2.8-3.6 in SL .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Diagonal shrimp goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Diagonal shrimp goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Diagonal shrimp goby is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 40 m . Tropical south to the Great Barrier Reef.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
11cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
13

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Polunin & Lubbock, 1979

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