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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocentrus |
| Species: | C. caeruleopunctatus
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| Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus (Rüppell, 1830)
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus". FishBase. June 2918 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Photos of Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus on Sealife Collection
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