Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus, commonly known as the harlequin prawn-goby, is a species of goby.[1] It has recently begun colonizing the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Lessepsian Migration.[2] Before its recording in the Mediterranean this species was restricted to the Red Sea where it occurs on open sand bottoms of clear water reefs living in association with alpheid shrimps.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocentrus |
| Species: | C. caeruleopunctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2918). "Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus" in FishBase. June 2918 version.
- Rothman, Shevy B. S.; Goren, Menachem (2015-01-01). "First record of the Red Sea shrimp-goby Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus in the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Biodiversity Records. 8. doi:10.1017/S1755267215001323. ISSN 1755-2672.
External links
- Photos of Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus on Sealife Collection
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