Maude's Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus maudae
- Usual depth0–6 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Valentin Moser, 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: 11 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Maude's Shrimpgoby, White-saddled Shrimp-goby
Other scientific names: Cryptocentrus maude
Similar species
Blue-speckled Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus
Banded Prawn GobyCryptocentrus cinctus
Black-nape Shrimp-gobyCryptocentrus inexplicatus
Leptocephalus Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus leptocephalus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19 open-data records from 1956 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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