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Pinkbar goby

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Pinkbar goby
Amblyeleotris aurora in the Maldives (Baa Atoll)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Amblyeleotris
Species:
A. aurora
Binomial name
Amblyeleotris aurora
(Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Cryptocentrus aurora Polunin & Lubbock, 1977

Amblyeleotris aurora, the pinkbar goby, is a species of goby native to reefs of the western Indian Ocean at depths of from 5 to 40 metres (16 to 131 ft) though usually not deeper than 10 metres (33 ft). It is commensal with the shrimp Alpheus randalli. This species can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblyeleotris aurora". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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