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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes > Family Gobiidae |
| Slender-lined
shrimp-goby Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Family Gobiidae updated Jul 09 Where seen? This beautiful, slim goby lives with a shrimp and is sometimes seen on our Southern shores. More about the goby and shrimp partnership. Elsewhere it is found in silty bottoms of mangroves, large tidal pools or inner reef lagoons, on sand and rubble. Synonyms of this fish are C. obliquus and C. singapurensis. Features: To about 8cm (according to FishBase, up to 12cm), those seen on our shores about 4-6cm, sharing a burrow with a snapping shrimp. The burrow is near the low-water mark. The goby has about 6 broad oblique bars on the body and the head has many pink and blue spots. |
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Slender-lined shrimp-gobies on Singapore shores
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