Redbanded Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris fasciatus
Redbanded Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris fasciatus
(Herre 1953)
Description
Body design
A pale shrimpgoby covered in yellow spots, with five narrow red diagonal bands, a red patch at the corner of the mouth, and no red markings on the second dorsal fin. They are medium sized and grow to 8 cm long. The Redband Shrimpgoby is often confused with the Burgundy Shrimpgoby.
Other Names: Red Banded Prawn Goby, Red-banded Prawn-goby
Similar Species
Differs from the Burgundy Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris wheeleri, in having narrower bands and lacking red markings on the second dorsal fin.
Natural History
Habitat
Found at a depth of 2m on coarse sand flat 50 m from coral reef on the sheltered leeward side of South Herald Cay, in the Coral Sea.
Elsewhere they are recorded from deeper water from 4-20 m.
Behaviour
We have only encountered this species on two occassions at South Herald Cay. We observed them sitting at the burrow entrance but we did not see their partner shrimps.
Distribution
Published distribution: Originally described from Bikini Atoll,
Micronesia, Pohnpei Island, Kwajalein, Bikini and Majuro Atolls
Indonesia Bali and northern Sulawesi.
The Philippines
Japan, Ryukyu Islands.
French Polynesia, Moorea Island
Fiji, Taveuni and Lau Islands
The Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea (Marion Reef).
Our records
Australia, South Herald Cay, Coral Sea
Associated Shrimp species
Associated Shrimps (one shrimp)
Yellow Pyjama Snapping Shrimp, Alpheus ochrostriatus