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	<dc:identifier>FB-6675</dc:identifier>
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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Gobiiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Gobiidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Amblygobius</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Vlinder-dikkop</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Grüne Höhlengrundel</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Butterfly goby</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Tailspot goby</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Perhostokko</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Sarasahaze</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ty'>'O'opu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='tl'>Bia</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>林哥</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>白条钝鰕虎鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>白條鈍鰕虎魚</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Amblygobius albimaculatus semicinctus (non Bennett, 1833)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Amblygobius phalaena (non Valenciennes, 1837)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Amblygobius semicinctus (non Bennett, 1833)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gobius albimaculatus Rüppell, 1830</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gobius albomaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gobius papilio Valenciennes, 1837</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Gobius phalaena (non Valenciennes, 1837)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gobius quinqueocellatus Valenciennes, 1837</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Gobius semicinctus (non Bennett, 1833)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Gobius semicirculatus (non Bennett, 1933)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gobius vonbondei Smith, 1936</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1992-12-17</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2023-12-07</dcterms:modified>
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	<dc:description>Adults are epibenthic and littoral, entering estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 4343).  Usually seen in pairs, hovering a short distance above the substratum.  Monogamous (Ref. 52884).  It builds its burrow in sand or silty sand by moving out mouthfuls of sediment (Ref. 11441).  Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4343&amp;speccode=6675'>Maugé, L.A. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4343)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Males with 3 black spots near base of 2nd dorsal fin and round spots on cheek; females with brown-edged band from upper lip to upper operculum (Ref. 2798).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2798&amp;speccode=6675'>Hoese, D.F. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15;  Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2798&amp;speccode=6675'>Hoese, D.F. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Indo-West Pacific:  Red Sea and East Africa south to Durban (South Africa), including most islands in the western Indian Ocean islands; Indonesia, Australia and South Pacific islands.  Also known from Japan, Philippines (Ref. 2798) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964)</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4343&amp;speccode=6675'>Maugé, L.A. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4343)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9210'>Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.</reference>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&amp;speccode=6675'>Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Occurs in sandy areas around coral reefs and constructs burrows in the sand (Refs. 6110, 9773).  Present in seagrass beds at adult stage (Refs. 41878, 9773).  Feeds on microalgae and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11889).  Inhabits shallow waters.  Creates burrows.  Feeds on small invertebrates and organic matter.  Aggresively territorial (Ref. 9773).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='0-86008-368-3' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=6110'>Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose 1984 Food habits of teleostean reef fishes in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. University of Tokyo Bulletin, no. 25. v,128p. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan. 128 p.</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2798&amp;speccode=6675'>Hoese, D.F. 1986 Gobiidae. p. 774-807. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2798)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=52884&amp;speccode=6675'>Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=100374&amp;speccode=6675'>Roberts, M.B., G.P. Jones, M.I. McCormick, P.L. Munday, S. Neale, S. Thorold, V.S.N. Robitzch and M.L. Berumen 2050 Homogeneity of coral reef communities across 8 degrees of latitude in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Unpublished. (Ref. 100374)</reference></dataObject>
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