Pink Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus melanopus
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Schrodiskitten, 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: 15 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 42 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Schrodiskitten, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pink Shrimpgoby, Pink Spot Shrimp Goby, Singapore Shrimpgoby
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gobie de Singapour
- Japanese
- Oiranhaze, オイランハゼ
Other scientific names: Gobius melanopus
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).
- 56 open-data records from 1972 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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