Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus

Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus, commonly known as the harlequin prawn-goby, is a species of goby.[1] It recently entered the Mediterranean Sea[2] with large populations observed along the Israel coast.[3] Before its recording in the Mediterranean this species was restricted to the Red Sea where it occurs on open sand bottoms of clear water reefs living in association with alpheid shrimps.[1]

Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Cryptocentrus
Species:
C. caeruleopunctatus
Binomial name
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
(Rüppell, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Gobius caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1830
  • Gobius pavoninus Valenciennes, 1837

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus". FishBase. June 2918 version.
  2. ^ Rothman, Shevy B. S.; Goren, Menachem (2015-01-01). "First record of the Red Sea shrimp-goby Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus in the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Biodiversity Records. 8. doi:10.1017/S1755267215001323. ISSN 1755-2672.
  3. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Cryptocentrus_caeruleopunctatus.pdf
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