Spotted shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris guttata)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Amblyeleotris guttata
- Common name
- Spotted shrimpgoby
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Amblyeleotris
- Size
- 7–12 cm
- Depth
- 3–30 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- sand
- Behaviours
- pair, symbiotic
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific
Description
Amblyeleotris guttata reaches 12 cm. Indo-Pacific symbiotic goby (Gobiidae) with elongated cream-white body covered with regularly distributed small orange-red spots (hence guttata, drops). Lives commensally with a pistol shrimp (Alpheidae, often Alpheus djiboutensis) that digs the shared burrow while goby watches for predators. Iconic mutualistic symbiosis. Lives from 3 to 30 m on sands and rubble of central and western Indo-Pacific. Classic macro photo subject of Indonesia, Philippines muck dives.
Photo of Spotted shrimpgoby
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Spotted shrimpgoby?
- Spotted shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris guttata) reaches 7–12 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Spotted shrimpgoby?
- Spotted shrimpgoby is found between 3–30 m deep.
- Is the Spotted shrimpgoby dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Spotted shrimpgoby?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Spotted shrimpgoby?
- Found in: Asian Pacific.
Other species in the genus Amblyeleotris
Other species in the family Gobiidae
- Elacatinus randalli - Yellowprow goby
- Elacatinus genie - Cleaning goby
- Coryphopterus glaucofraenum - Bridled goby
- Gnatholepis thompsoni - Goldspot goby
- Elacatinus evelynae - Sharknose goby
- Priolepis hipoliti - Rusty goby
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 278967)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2378829)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia