Saltwater
Target shrimp goby
Cryptocentrus strigilliceps
Gobiidae, Gobiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 12 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 53 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, and 13 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in silty bottoms of lagoon or coastal reefs. Common near areas with terrestrial runoff. Lives with alpheid shrimps. Found in coastal waters, near reefs on sand with rubble. Minimum depth from Ref. 090102.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cryptocentrus koumansi
- Mars strigilliceps
- Obtortiophagus koumansi
In other languages
- Kouman's prawn-goby, Side-spot shrimp-goby, Target goby, Target prawn-goby, Target Shrimpgoby
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.