Amblygobius phalaena
Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through the central Indo-Pacific area at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft). This species feeds by taking in mouthfuls of sand and sifting out algae, invertebrates and other organic matter. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
White-barred goby | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Amblygobius |
Species: | A. phalaena |
Binomial name | |
Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Amblygobius phalaena" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Media related to Amblygobius phalaena at Wikimedia Commons
- Photos of Amblygobius phalaena on Sealife Collection
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