Target shrimp goby

Target shrimp goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Gobiidae
Genus:Cryptocentrus
Species: C. strigilliceps
Binomial name
Cryptocentrus strigilliceps
Synonyms
  • Mars strigilliceps D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906

The target shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus strigilliceps) is a species of goby native to the Indo-West-Pacific where it occurs near coasts on silty or sandy reefs at depths of from 3 to 15 metres (9.8 to 49.2 ft). This species is commensal with alpheid shrimps. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cryptocentrus strigilliceps" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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