Saddled Shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus leucostictus

Also known as: Saddled Prawngoby, White-spotted Shrimpgoby

ALSO KNOWN AS

Saddled Prawngoby
White-spotted Shrimpgoby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2021

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Saddled Shrimpgoby adult, photographed at Naitauba Island, Northern Lau group, Fiji — @davidmeridian179 · Naitauba Island, Northern Lau group, Fiji · November 20181 / 3

Overview

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with their host, the alpheid shrimp, on coarse rubble and sandy bottoms, over reef flats, of clear water lagoons, and protected 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: blotches stripes
Behaviour: burrowing pairs solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Western Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with their host, the alpheid shrimp, on coarse rubble and sandy bottoms, over reef flats, of clear water lagoons, and protected reefs.

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