Harlequin prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus) fish species and information / pictures of Harlequin prawn-goby - Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus

Harlequin prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus

Common Name
Harlequin prawn-goby

Biology
Found on open sand bottoms of clear water reefs (Ref. 9710). Lives in association with alpheid shrimps.

Classification

Classified By

R?ppell, 1830

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Red Sea.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

28 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated, usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115)

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

13.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated