Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)

Image source: Dawn Goebbels | inaturalist.org
General data
- Main name: Ninebar prawn-goby
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia
- Distribution: Indian ocean, Red sea
Classification
- Genus: Cryptocentrus - Cryptocentrus
- Family: Gobiidae - Gobies
- Order: Gobiiformes - Gobies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf southward to East Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean. Specimens from southern Africa may be confused with Cryptocentrus lutheri. Max length: 13 cm TL