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Cryptocentrus

Cryptocentrus insignitus

(Whitley, 1956)

Signal Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Central Pacific Ocean: Western Australia.

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy and rubble areas on coastal reefs where it lives with Alpheid/pistol shrimp where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Cryptocentrus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Cryptocentrus insignitus (Signal Goby)
Photo © John Randall
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