| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated |
| Western Pacific: Moluccas to the Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the northern Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Characterized by white body color; head and body with seven narrow orange bars; first dorsal fin with prominent pale-edged black spot and numerous smaller white spots; tall and fan-like first dorsal fin; separate pelvic fins, joined only by low membrane at base of fins; without median predorsal scales; cycloid scales embedded extending forward on side of nape slightly anterior to upper end of operculum; longitudinal scale series 54-63; greatest depth of body 4.9-5.7 in SL; caudal fin usually longer than head (Ref. 90102). |
| Occurs on patches of carbonate sand of clear water reefs (Ref. 9710). Usually in rubble caves Lives with an olivaceus prawn with short white transverse marks (Ref. 48637). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, Sumilon Island, BPBM 20809 (holotype of Amblyeleotris randalii) (Ref. 75154). |
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