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Ventral-barred Shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus sericus

Also known as: Gudgeon, Prawngoby, Shrimp Goby, Watchman Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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Adult
@perigor2000 · Ko Lipe, Thailand · November 20121 / 3
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Overview

Found in pairs sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over sandy, silty bottoms of coral and rocky reefs. Varies in colour.
Widespread East Indian Ocean, Western 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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
saddles
Behaviour
burrowingpairs

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Pacific
  • Country only · 3
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Found in pairs sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over sandy, silty bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusCryptocentrus
    7. speciesCryptocentrus sericus Herre, 1932

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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