Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Andaman Sea, and Samoa.
Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy and rubble areas on coastal reefs where it lives with Alpheid/pistol shrimp and usually found at depths between 6 – 85 feet (2 – 25 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Cryptocentrus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.