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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); memnonia: Name from the Latin word 'memnonius' (poetic designation of dark or black color in Ovid, from name Memnon, mythical king of Ethiopians), referring to the unusual color; an adjective.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19. This species is distinguished by the following characters: high number of rays D2 I,18; A I,9; monochromatic brown color with black dorsal, anal, ventral and caudal fins; a diffuse black longitudinal stripe along the oculo-scapular channel; ventral fins are completely fused to sucker; short pectoral fins rays (Ref. 129588).
Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2016. New species Amblyeleotris (Gobiidae) from Phan Thiet Bay (South China Sea, Vietnam). J. Ichthyol. 56:467-469. (Ref. 129588)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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