This species is common on shallow lagoon sandy reefs. The brown bands on the body are wider and more brown than those on Amblyeleotris fasciata, the head is spotted with blue rather than yellow, and the transparent dorsal fins bear numerous small yellow spots.
These can be found with different species of shrimp, including the Alpheus bellulus below.
We cannot tell for sure which shrimp is in the photo below.
Created 4 January 2016