Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Blue-Speckled Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Blue-Speckled Shrimpgoby
Also known as: Harlequin Prawn-Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 3-18 ft. (1-5 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
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. caeruleopunctatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219428🔗
iNaturalist ID: 578042🔗

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