Y-bar shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus fasciatus) fish species and information / pictures of Y-bar shrimp goby - Cryptocentrus fasciatus

Y-bar shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus fasciatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cryptocentrus fasciatus

Common Name
Y-bar shrimp goby

Biology
Mostly black with fine pale spotting or white saddles over top of head and back; sometimes yellow (Ref. 30404).

Classification

Classified By
Playfair, 1867
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
5 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 11441), usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.38 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
14.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated