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Shrimp goby (no English common name)
Ctenogobiops crocineus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Shrimp goby (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Ctenogobiops crocineus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small shrimp goby reaching about 5.5 cm, living in shallow sand and rubble.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ctenogobiops-crocineus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:CtenogobCrocinNPS.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.