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Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)

Gorgeous prawn-goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 1602, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gorgeous shrimp goby, Burgundy shrimpgoby, Wheeler's shrimp goby, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 48637), usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 21°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 22°S

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