Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)

Scientific name: Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837

Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)

The Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Head with numerous blue spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf southward to East Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean. Specimens from southern Africa may be confused with Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewiz 1960.
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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