Description

Also known as Blue-speckled Partner Goby, Blue-speckled Shrimp Goby, Blue-speckled Watchman Goby, Blue-spotted Prawn Goby, Blue-spotted Shrimp Goby, Eight-barred Prawn Goby, Eight-barred Shrimp Goby, Green Prawn Goby, Green Shrimp Goby, Harlequin Prawn Goby, Harlequin Shrimp Goby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Watchman Goby

Found singly or in pairs, sharing there burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over shallow coastal bays and lagoons, usually in areas of runoffs.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 0-30m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Shrimp Gobies live a symbiotic relationship with snapping shrimps.
The Gobies stand guard while the shrimps play "housekeeper" to their burrow, continually digging and cleaning the sand. The Gobies will signal when predators are near. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Cryptocentrus_caeruleomaculatus.html