Flagtail Shrimpgoby

Characterized by whitish body color with five light orange-brown, diffuse bars; brown saddles dorsally between main dark bars; caudal fin yellow with reddish orange central area and oblique blue bands; pelvic fins joined by low membrane, absence of frenum; longitudinal scale series 97-103; midline of nape without scales; scales on side of nape extending forward to above posterior margin of operculum; greatest depth of body 7.7-8.2 in SL; lanceolate caudal fin, longer than head (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 13

Inhabits areas of fine sand of lagoon and seaward reefs.

Associated with Alpheus randalli, the red-banded alpheid shrimp, on coastal sand flats, slopes and in deep lagoons at depths of about 3-30 m. Inhabits coastal sand slopes in 6-30 meters depth (Ref. 48637).

分布於西太平洋區海域：臺灣、日本的琉球群島、印尼的巴里島與弗洛勒斯海。臺灣發現於南部海域。

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。縱列鱗97~103；橫列鱗29~31；背鰭前鱗 0。腹鰭癒合膜處較低。頸部無鱗。體呈淡黃色，體側具有5條橙褐色橫帶：第一條由項背部向下斜向鰓蓋下方，第二條由第一背鰭基部延伸至腹部下方，第三條、第四條位於第二背鰭基下方，最後一條位於尾鰭基處。胸鰭和腹鰭透明；背鰭和臀鰭黃色，具淺色小斑及線紋；尾鰭黃色，中間及上緣具橘色條紋。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性中小型底層魚類，生活於沿岸或珊瑚礁沙礫底質上。與槍蝦共生。

Amblyeleotris yanoi is a marine benthic species of goby native to reef environments of the western Pacific Ocean. It is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum size of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) length for males and 5 centimetres (2.0 in) for females.