Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

Also known as: Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Leptocephalus Prawngoby, Pink-and-Blue Spotted Goby, Pink Shrimpgoby, Pinkspot Shrimpgoby, Pinkspot Watchman Goby, Pink-spotted Shrimpgoby, Pink-spotted Watchman Goby, Shrimp Goby, Singapore Goby, Singapore Prawngoby, Singapore Shrimpgoby, Spotted Watchman Goby

ALSO KNOWN AS

Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby
Gudgeon
Leptocephalus Prawngoby
Pink-and-Blue Spotted Goby
Pink Shrimpgoby
Pinkspot Shrimpgoby
Pinkspot Watchman Goby
Pink-spotted Shrimpgoby
Pink-spotted Watchman Goby
Shrimp Goby
Singapore Goby
Singapore Prawngoby
Singapore Shrimpgoby
Spotted Watchman Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2021

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Peacock shrimpgoby — Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby adult, photographed at Phu Quoc, Vietnam — @hydradon · Phu Quoc, Vietnam · June 20161 / 1

Overview

Found singly, or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over silty, rubble and sandy bottoms, around mangroves, over large tide-pools, of inner lagoons, and sheltered coastal reefs.

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.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: bars blue spots pink spots spots
Behaviour: burrowing pairs solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Western Pacific
Country only · 1

LIVES IN

Found singly, or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over silty, rubble and sandy bottoms, around mangroves, over large tide-pools, of inner lagoons, and sheltered coastal reefs.

RANGE