Amblyeleotris japonica Takagi 1957

Characterized by: D VI-I,14; A I,14, P1 20; P2 I, 5; LR 76; TR 25; Pred S 0. HL 3.9, BD 5.8, HW 7.6, Pred L 3.1, SD2L 1.8, SAL 1.8, CPD 9.4 all in SL. ED 3.9, Int 12.7, SnL 7.2 all in HL; mouth oblique, maxillary extending beyond vertical of midline of eye; snout obtuse; head roundish; body elongate and compressed; scales on body small cycloid anteriorly, becoming largerand ctenoid posteriorly; head and nape naked; pelvic frenum present, connecting membrane only on basal part of 5th ray in adult; body color pale yellow, with 5 dark brown bands, the 1stfrom nape to opercle, last on caudal peduncle; first dorsal dusky in lower part.; midline of 2nddorsal with a yellow stripe; anal fin pale yellow, brown stripe along middle, lower part pale grey; caudal fin with a C-shaped, dark brown blotch (Ref. 34173).

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 14

Found at a depth of 5 cm. Individual was found resting within a burrow built on rubble habitat.

分布於印度-西太平洋區海域，包括南海、臺灣及日本等。臺灣分布於北部及東北部等海域。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：Ⅵ；第二背鰭：Ⅰ/ 13~14；臀鰭：Ⅰ/ 14；胸鰭：19。縱列鱗74~76；橫列鱗24～25；背鰭前鱗2。標準長為體高的5.4~6.1倍。腹鰭相連癒合，但不形成一吸盤狀。尾鰭圓形，長於頭長，為標準體長的2/5倍。體呈乳黃色，體側具5條斜行深褐色寬橫帶：第一條從項部延伸至鰓蓋上，第二條在胸鰭基後方，第三條、第四條在第二背鰭基底向前下方延伸，最後一條位於尾柄部；頰部及胸鰭基部具藍紫色線紋或細點；口角處具1個褐斑。背鰭淺黃色，具許多灰藍色斑點；第二背鰭下側具1條橘色縱紋；胸鰭無色；臀鰭灰色，近基部處有灰藍色斑點，中部有1條黃色縱線；腹鰭淺藍色；尾鰭淺黃色，具C形褐色斑，並散有灰藍色斑點。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性小型底層魚類，生活於熱帶珊瑚礁的礫石中，與槍蝦營共生生活。