Highfin Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus altipinna
- Group: Other
- Max size: 5.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This little shrimpgoby shares a burrow with a snapping shrimp on sandy mud bottoms among seagrass, the shrimp digging while the goby stands guard at the entrance. At a tap of the goby's tail both bolt underground together.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Cryptocentrus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1322346.
FAQ
- Is the Highfin Shrimpgoby dangerous to divers?
- The Highfin Shrimpgoby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Highfin Shrimpgoby get?
- The Highfin Shrimpgoby grows to about 5.5 cm.