Ctenogobiops crocineus

Smith, 1959

Silverspot Goby, Crocus Shrimp Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea east to Southern Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits course gravel bottom areas near reefs and lives with Alpheid/pistol shrimp and usually found at depths between 3 – 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Ctenogobiops

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