Y-bar shrimp goby

Cryptocentrus fasciatus

Sharing sandy burrows with alpheid shrimps

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

The Y-bar shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus fasciatus) is a species of goby widespread in the Indo-West-Pacific from East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef. This species can be found on reefs at depths of from 5 to 20 metres (16 to 66 ft) where they live in burrows in sandy substrates. They are symbiotic with alpheid shrimps.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Cryptocentrus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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