Pink-speckled shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)

Scientific name: Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876

Pink-speckled shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)

The Pink-speckled shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia to New Caledonia, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to northwestern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia to New Caledonia, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to northwestern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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