Amblygobius phalaena
| White-barred goby | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Amblygobius |
| Species: | A. phalaena |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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Amblygobius phalaena, the 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]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Amblygobius phalaena" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
Media related to Amblygobius phalaena at Wikimedia Commons
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