Amblyeleotris downingi Randall, 1994
Downing's shrimpgoby
photo by Randall, J.E.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 13 - 20 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf from Kuwait to Musandam. Reported from Mentawai Islands, eastern Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 17-17. Characterized by whitish body color; side of body with four brown bars including caudal fin base; pale spaces between main body bars with narrower dark bars dorsally; presence of blackish spot above and behind upper opercular margin; operculum with irregular dusky brown blotch; pelvic fins united with frenum; without median predorsal scales; longitudinal scale series 116-129; greatest depth of body 5.9-7.2 in SL; moderately long caudal fin, 2.9-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  Found on silty sand-rubble bottom, in association with snapping shrimps Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake and A. ochrostriatus Miya (Ref. 11441). Inhabits coastal, open sandy substrates in 10-20 meters depth (Ref. 48637).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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