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Etymology: Amblyeleotris: Greek, amblys = darkness + The name of a Nile fish, eleotris (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Nigel Downing (d: 1951) is a South African-born British marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 13 - 20 m (Ref. 48637), usually 13 - 17 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf from Kuwait to Musandam. Reported from Mentawai Islands, eastern Indian Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17. Characterized by whitish body color; side of body with four brown bars including caudal fin base; pale spaces between main body bars with narrower dark bars dorsally; presence of blackish spot above and behind upper opercular margin; operculum with irregular dusky brown blotch; pelvic fins united with frenum; without median predorsal scales; longitudinal scale series 116-129; greatest depth of body 5.9-7.2 in SL; moderately long caudal fin, 2.9-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Found on silty sand-rubble bottom, in association with snapping shrimps Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake and A. ochrostriatus Miya (Ref. 11441). Inhabits coastal, open sandy substrates in 10-20 meters depth (Ref. 48637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.6 - 29.3, mean 28 °C (based on 189 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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