Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12. Characterized by generally whitish body color with three black stripes on upper two-thirds of head and body; presence of diffuse narrow bars on side; first and second dorsal fin equal in height; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 60; fully scaled predorsal region; scales dorsally on opercle, absent on cheek; ctenoid body scales; cycloid scales on nape, abdomen, and opercle; depth of body 4.5-4.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Amblygobius

Species: Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Western Central Pacific: Iriomotejima and the Philippines; also from West New Guinea.
  • Biology


    Occurs on silty mud flats among the aerial roots of mangroves (Ref. 37816). Also found in stream mouths or occasionally in saline lakes in 0-3 m (Ref. 90102). Max. length (Edward O. Murdy, pers. comm., 1998).

    Habitat


    associated