Amblyeleotris stenotaeniata Randall 2004

Diagnosis: Dorsal rays VI+I,13; anal rays 1,14; pectoral rays 19; pelvic fins joined at base by a very short membrane, without a frenum; fifth pelvic ray longest, branched once, the branches not separated. Longitudinal scale series 81; median predorsal scales extending to above middle of preopercle. Gill opening extending forward to a vertical about one-half orbit diameter behind eye. Mouth moderately large, the maxilla reaching to between verticals at posterior edge of pupil and rear edge of orbit. Body depth about 5.5 in SL; head length 3.75 in SL; the upper jaw length 2.5 in HL; third dorsal spine longest, 2.25 in HL; caudal fin pointed and long, 2.4 in SL. Body pale tan (under magnification yellow with small pale blue spots), shading to white ventrally, with a narrow brownish red bar from nape onto opercle and four more on body, each on body in centre of a diffuse light brown bar the edges of which are darker yellowish brown on about ventral half of each bar; upper half of each pale interspace with four or five small dark brown spots, an oblique dark brown line behind upper half of eye; a vertically elongate dark brown spot extending upward from posterior end of maxilla; dorsal fins dusky yellow with irregular dark-edged blue spots; a bright yellow spot distally on each soft dorsal membrane, rimmed below by a black-edged blue arc; anal fin with a white band at base; caudal fin with blue rays, yellow membranes with brownish red lines, and a brownish red arc at base (Ref. 57552).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 25

Found over detrital sand in a zone of current of a lagoon (Ref. 57552).

分布於西太平洋海域，包括新喀里多尼亞及臺灣。陳等(2010)首次紀錄於墾丁地區。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：VI；第二背鰭：I / 13。臀鰭：I / 14；胸鰭：19。縱列鱗 81。體延長，後部側扁。標準體長為魚體高的5.5倍。尾鰭呈長茅型，約為標準體長的2/5倍。體呈灰黃褐色，腹側較淺；體側具有5條橘褐色橫斑，在兩橫斑間的背側具有約4-5個深褐色的斑點；眼睛後緣下方另具有一條向後傾斜的橘褐色斑紋；眼睛前方與後方另具有暗色斑紋。第一背鰭暗黃色，散布不規則的黑緣藍色斑點；第二背鰭鰭膜末端各具1個鮮黃色班點，下方接1個黑邊藍色弧紋；臀鰭基底具1條白色斑紋；尾鰭具藍色鰭條，鰭膜黃色而有紅褐色斑紋，基部另具1個紅褐色的弧斑。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性中小型底層魚類，生活於熱帶沿岸珊瑚礁區或沙礫底上，常與槍蝦營共生生活。雜食性，以藻類及底棲動物為食。