Insignia prawn-goby (Cryptocentroides insignis)

Scientific name: Cryptocentroides insignis Seale, 1910

Insignia prawn-goby (Cryptocentroides insignis)

The Insignia prawn-goby (Cryptocentroides insignis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Java to the Solomon Islands, north to Yaeyama Islands; Pohnpei in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12. Has diagonal bars that run forward on the head and backwards on the body. Females are covered with numerous red spots, males are covered with blue spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cryptocentroides insignis
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.6
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Java to the Solomon Islands, north to Yaeyama Islands; Pohnpei in Micronesia.
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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