Luther's goby
Cryptocentrus lutheri
- Usual depth10–12 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and March
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–12 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Luther's goby, Luther's Prawn-Goby
Similar species
Blue-speckled Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus
Blue-and-red-spotted gobyCryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Banded Prawn GobyCryptocentrus cinctus
Barred Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus fasciatus
Black-nape Shrimp-gobyCryptocentrus inexplicatus
Leptocephalus Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus leptocephalus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 33 open-data records from 2011 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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