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Related FAQs: Part 1:
Amblyeleotris, Part 3:
Mahidolia, Stonogobiops,
Tomiyamichthys & Vanderhorstia),
Shrimp Gobies,
Shrimp Gobies 2,
Pistol Shrimp and Goby Biotopes,
&
Shrimp Goby Identification,
Shrimp Goby Behavior, Shrimp
Goby Compatibility, Shrimp Goby Selection, Shrimp
Goby Systems,
Shrimp Goby Feeding,
Shrimp Goby Disease,
Shrimp Goby Reproduction, &
Shrimp they
associate with, Shrimp
Identification, Shrimp Behavior,
Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies, True
Gobies, Gobies 2, Goby
Identification, Goby Behavior,
Goby Selection,
Goby Compatibility,
Goby Feeding,
Goby Systems,
Goby Disease,
Goby Reproduction,
Amblygobius Gobies, Clown Gobies, Neon
Gobies, Genus Coryphopterus Gobies,
Mudskippers,
Sifter Gobies,
Related Articles:
Gobioids,
Marine Shrimp,
Marine Scavengers,
Alpheid (including Shrimp) Gobies,
/The Conscientious Reef Aquarist
Shrimp or
Watchman Gobies of the Genera Asterropteryx, Cryptocentrus & Ctenogobiops
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Genus Asterropteryx:
| Asterropteryx sp. In N. Sulawesi |
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Genus Cryptocentrus: Twenty two species.
| Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus |
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| Cryptocentrus cinctus (Herre 1936), the Yellow Prawn
Goby. West Pacific; Singapore to Micronesia. To three inches in length.
Aquarium images. A very common offering in the pet-fish interest. Come in
yellow and blue varieties. |
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| Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker 1876. Western
Pacific; Malaysia to New Caledonia. To four inches long. Aquarium images in
Fiji and New Jersey. |
 
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Genus Ctenogobiops: Six species.
| Ctenogobiops crocineus Smith 1959. Indo-west Pacific.
Red Sea to Micronesia, the Ryukyus. To 5.5 cm, 2 1/4 in. in length. Fiji
image. |
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| Ctenogobiops feroculus Lubbock & Polunin 1977, the
Sandy Prawn Goby. Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to Micronesia. To two and a
half inches in length. Here with its alpheid symbiont in the Maldives. |
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| Ctenogobiops tangaroai
Lubbock & Polunin 1977, the Tangaroa Prawn Goby. A popular shrimp goby
species in the aquarium interest. Tropical Pacific Ocean. To two and a half
inches in length. Aquarium image. |
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