Yellow Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936)
Other Names: Yellow Shrimp Goby, Yellow Shrimp-goby, Yellow Watchman Goby
A Yellow Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus cinctus, with its alpheid shrimp, Alpheus bellulus, at Tasi Tolu near Dili, Timor Leste, April 2006. Source: Nick Hobgood / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A yellow to yellowish-brown, or pale shrimpgoby, with 4-5 bars along the side (faint in yellow individuals), fine pale blue or white spots on the head and upper front part of body and fins, and a dark brown streak just above the upper jaw.
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Dianne J. Bray, Cryptocentrus cinctus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/98
Yellow Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936)
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Distribution |
Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia, to Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, the northern Great Barrier Reef to One Tree Island, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, west Pacific. Shares a burrow with alpheid shrimps in sandy areas of clear shallow lagoons, sandy slopes and protected coastal bays, usually in depth of 10-25 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VII, 10; Anal fin I, 9; Longitudinal scale series 92-95. Predorsal scales absent. pelvic fins united, frenum present; head without scales; greatest depth of body 4.4-4.6 in SL; caudal fin rounded, about equal to head length. |
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Colour |
Two colour phases: one yellow with 4-5 faint bars, the other pale with brown bars, fine pale blue or white spotting on head and upper front part of body and fins, and a dark brown streak on top of upper jaw. |
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Species Citation |
Smilogobius cinctus Herre 1936, Bull. Raffles Mus. 12: 12, pl. 9. Type locality: Singapore Harbour. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Yellow Shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936)
References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91.
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.
Herre, A.W. 1936. Eleven new fishes from the Malay Peninsula. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 12: 5-16 pls 1-11
Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Masuda, H., Amaoka, K., Araga, C., Uyeno, T. & Yoshino, T. (eds) 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo : Tokai University Press Vol. 1–2 437 pp. 247 figs 370 pls.
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.
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
