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Pink speckled shrimpgoby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Higher classification
  
Cryptocentrus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Gobiidae

Genus
  
Cryptocentrus

Rank
  
Species

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Scientific name
  
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

Similar
  
Cryptocentrus, Goby, Spotted prawn goby, Amblyeleotris, Koumansetta rainfordi

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus, the Pink-speckled shrimpgoby, is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on silty substrates in coastal reefs, lagoons, mangrove swamps and tide pools. It grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.

References

Pink-speckled shrimpgoby Wikipedia