Blue-speckled prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus)

Scientific name: Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus Herre, 1933

Blue-speckled prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus)

The Blue-speckled prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Marianas, north to southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
4 m (13 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 4 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marianas, north to southern Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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