🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Tropical
Longspine shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris macronema Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
📖 Overview
Collected from coarse sand at the base of a reef slope at a depth of 26 m. Associated with burrowing alpheid prawns .
Scientific Name
Amblyeleotris macronema
Authority
Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
8 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Amblyeleotris
Amblyeleotris
Species
Longspine shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris macronema
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longspine shrimpgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 26 - ? m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00741 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
8cm
Dorsal Spines
7
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Spines
1
Anal Rays
13
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2023
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Polunin & Lubbock, 1979
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Longspine shrimpgoby.
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