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Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); macronema: Species name referring to the long spines of the first dorsal fin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 26 - ? m (Ref. 26237). Tropical
Western Pacific: Lizard Island, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26237)
Short description
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Collected from coarse sand at the base of a reef slope at a depth of 26 m. Associated with burrowing alpheid prawns (Ref. 26237).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Polunin, N.V.C. and R. Lubbock, 1979. Five new prawn-associated gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the genus Amblyeleotris. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 36(4):239-249. (Ref. 26237)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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