Cryptocentrus cinctus
Banded Shrimpgoby
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Cryptocentrus
Species
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A small goby that shares a sandy burrow with alpheid shrimp. Allen et al (2003) show three colour variations (yellow, pale barred and dark brown) of which the first two have been recorded at Lizard Island so far. Although the background colour varies, all forms have white or blueish spots on the head and bands (sometimes formed by rows of spots) on the dorsal fins.
Size
- Up to 7 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Common in the lagoon near the edge of the reef. In one 2-hour dive to 4 m depth, at least 30 individuals was seen. Most were the pale barred colour form; only about 5 were yellow. One burrow was shared by two individuals of different colour forms.
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Other references
- Caley, M.J. (1995). Community dynamics of tropical reef fishes: local patterns between latitudes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 129: 7-18. LIRS catalog number 447.
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