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Target shrimp goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Genus
  
Cryptocentrus

Order
  
Perciformes

Target shrimp goby

Similar
  
Cryptocentrus, Pink‑speckled shrimpgoby, Randall's prawn goby, Y‑bar shrimp goby, Amblyeleotris

Cryptocentrus strigilliceps, the target shrimpgoby, is a species of goby native to the Indo-West-Pacific where it occurs near coasts on silty or sandy reefs at depths of from 3 to 15 metres (9.8 to 49.2 ft). This species is commensal with alpheid shrimps. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

Target shrimp goby Wikipedia