Yellow prawn-goby

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Yellow prawn-goby
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Cryptocentrus
Species:
C. cinctus
Binomial name
Cryptocentrus cinctus
(Herre, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Smilogobius cinctus Herre, 1936

The yellow prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 25 metres (3.3 to 82.0 ft) in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is symbiotic with alpheid shrimps. The species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2] These fish vary greatly in appearance, ranging from brilliant yellow to gray and even brown forms or combinations of each coloring.[3] This species is often kept in salt water aquariums. The Yellow Prawn-Goby can be kept in aquariums as small as 20 gallons (75 L). In the marine hobby they are often partnered with Tiger pistol shrimp.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Larson, H., Hoese, D., Murdy, E., Pezold, F., Cole, K. & Shibukawa, K. 2021. "Cryptocentrus cinctus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T192995A2182274". IUCN Red List.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cryptocentrus cinctus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84286-118-9
  4. ^ "Tank-Bred Watchman Gobies: Essential Fish for Every Reef Aquarium", J Fung - Tropical Fish Hobbyist. 51 (5), 2003 - proaquatix.com


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