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Silverspot Shrimpgoby

Ctenogobiops crocineus

Also known as: Crocus Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Prawn Goby, Saffron Shrimpgoby, Seychelles Shrimpgoby, Shrimp Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi, Maldives · August 20071 / 2
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over rubble and coarse sand areas, of shallow lagoons and 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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
barsspots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over rubble and coarse sand areas, of shallow lagoons and coastal reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusCtenogobiops
    7. speciesCtenogobiops crocineus Smith, 1959

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)