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Cryptocentroides arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) Arabian goby |
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photo by
Clerton, N. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in very shallow water, living in a burrow in sediment. Probably associated with alpheid shrimp (Ref. 11441). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||