Leptocephalus Prawn-goby
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The pink-speckled shrimpgoby is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs on silty substrates in coastal reefs, lagoons, mangrove swamps and tide pools. It grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pink-speckled shrimpgoby”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 26 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
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(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Leptocephalus Prawn-goby, Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby, Pinkspot Shrimpgoby, Pink-spotted Shrimpgoby, Pink-spotted Watchman Goby, Singapore Prawngoby, Singapore Shrimp-goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オイランハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小头丝鰕虎鱼, 小頭絲鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Cryptocentrus obliquus, Cryptocentrus singapurensis, Smilogobius obliquus, Smilogobius singapurensis
Similar species
Blue-speckled Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus
Banded Prawn GobyCryptocentrus cinctus
Black-nape Shrimp-gobyCryptocentrus inexplicatus
Maude's ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus maudae
Side-spot Shrimp-gobyCryptocentrus strigilliceps
- Bluespotted Watchman Goby
Cryptocentrus pavoninoides
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 130 open-data records from 1931 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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