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Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335); melanocephala: From the Greek mela (black) and cephal (head), and refers to the dark coloration of head..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 62 m (Ref. 90102). Subtropical
Asia: Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and underwater photograph from Bali, Indonesia (Ref. 36348).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 13;
Vertebrae: 26. Head and nape dark brown; a few yellowish spots on pectoral-fin base and opercle margin; second dorsal-fin rays I-13; proportional length of interpelvic connecting membrane relative to longest pelvic-fin ray 0.46-0.55; ventral frenum present; midline of nape naked, sides scaled above midpoint between preopercle and opercle (Ref. 36348). longitudinal scale series 92-101 (Ref. 90102).
Found in sand bottoms in 20-62 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Aonuma, Y., A. Iwata and T. Yoshino, 2000. A new species of the genus Amblyeleotris (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 47(2):113-117. (Ref. 36348)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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