Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830) is a animal in the Gobiidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830)
The harlequin prawn-goby is a goby species native to the Red Sea that has recently spread to the Mediterranean.
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus, commonly called the harlequin prawn-goby, is a species of goby. This species was originally restricted to the Red Sea, where it lives on open sand bottoms in clear water reefs alongside alpheid shrimps. It has only recently entered the Mediterranean Sea, where large established populations have been observed off Israel’s coast.
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Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)
Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson, 1844)
Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger, 1958
Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
Stiphodon atropurpureus (Herre, 1927)
Rhinogobius duospilus (Herre, 1935)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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