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Yellow Prawn Goby Yellos with blue spots. It can reach 10 cm. This one was in fact accompanied by a shrimp but the pictures are not so good. Seen in shallow part of the coral reef, shoreline of Lankayan (Sabah).       Cryptocentrus cinctus,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Yellow prawn-goby Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellow Prawn Goby

Yellos with blue spots. It can reach 10 cm. This one was in fact accompanied by a shrimp but the pictures are not so good. Seen in shallow part of the coral reef, shoreline of Lankayan (Sabah).

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''Cryptocentrus cinctus'', the Yellow prawn-goby, is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 25 metres in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is commensal with alpheid shrimps. The species can reach a length of 10 centimetres SL. These fish vary greatly in appearance, ranging from brilliant yellow to gray and even brown forms or combinations of each coloring.This species is often kept in salt water aquariums. The Yellow Prawn-Goby can be kept.. more

Similar species: Gobies And Allies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 2, 2016. Captured Oct 2, 2015 10:00 in Malaysia.
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 24mm