Gobiidae

Yellow prawn-goby

Cryptocentrus cinctus

A pistol shrimp shares its sandy burrow

• Black
• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

The yellow prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 25 metres (3.3 to 82.0 ft) in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is symbiotic with alpheid shrimps. They share burrows with these shrimp.