Gorgeous prawn goby
Amblyeleotris wheeleri, the Gorgeous prawn-goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths of from though is usually does not occur deeper than. It is a commensal with alpheid shrimps, most often being found in association with Alpheus ochrostriatus. This species can reach a length of SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the English ichthyologist Alwynne Cooper Wheeler, who was curator of Fishes at the British Museum, "for his help over the years, particularly with the authors’ study of prawn-associated gobies of the Seychelles".
