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Amblygobius phalaena

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White-barred goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Amblygobius
Species:
A. phalaena
Binomial name
Amblygobius phalaena
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Gobius phalaena Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius annulatus De Vis, 1884

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]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblygobius phalaena". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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