Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia

(Bleeker, 1853)

Lagoon Shrimp Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Java, and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and Palau in Micronesia.

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore-protected sandy areas where it lives with Alpheid/pistol shrimp and usually found at depths between 3 – 40 feet (1 – 12 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Cryptocentrus

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available, care is similar to others in this genus.