Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960
Luther's prawn-goby
Cryptocentrus lutheri
photo by Burt, J.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  11 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Persian Gulf. Reported from Tanzania (Ref. 11441).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710). Lives symbiotically with alpheid shrimps (e.g.Alpheus djiboutensis) and photographed with Ptereleotris arabica (https://www.oceandocs.org/handle/1834/10331?locale-attribute=ru, sent by A. Volkers).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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