Saddled Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872)


Other Names: Saddled Prawn-goby

A Saddled Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus leucostictus, at the Low Isles, near Port Douglas, Queensland, on coral rubble under mangroves, depth <1m . Source: Sue Churchill & Rogan Draper. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A dark brown shrimpgoby with a white back, lips, snout and head, and a series of dark saddles crossing the back. Saddled shrimpgobies share burrows with alpheid shrimps.

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Bray, D.J. 2016, Cryptocentrus leucostictus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/102

Saddled Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872)

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Distribution

Known from Lizard Island to Wangetti Beach, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, west-central Pacific. Inhabits open sandy and fine rubble areas on sheltered protected reefs - sharing burrows with alpheid shrimps.

Features

Dorsal fin VI-VII, 10-11; Anal fin I, 9-10; Pectoral fin 16-17; Longitudinal scale series 90. 
Greatest body depth 5.2-6.6 in SL; caudal fin rounded, longer than head; pelvic fins united, frenum present; head naked.

Species Citation

Gobius leucostictus Günther 1872, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1871(3): 664, pl. 63(C). Type locality: Tonga.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2016

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Saddled Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther 1872)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. 

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 652-675 pls 53-70 

Kuiter R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893.

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. 

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37428103

Behaviour:In burrows with alpheid shrimps

Depth:2-25 m

Fishing:Aquarium fish

Habitat:Reef associated, sandy areas

Max Size:11 cm TL

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