Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barred Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Barred Shrimpgoby
Also known as: Y-bar Shrimpgoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-45 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Cryptocentrus (Genus)
        └C. fasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367253🔗
iNaturalist ID: 267261🔗

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