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Cryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960 Luther's prawn-goby |
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photo by
Burt, J. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Persian Gulf. Reported from Tanzania (Ref. 11441). | |||
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| Biology: | Found on sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710). Lives symbiotically with alpheid shrimps (e.g.Alpheus djiboutensis) and photographed with Ptereleotris arabica (https://www.oceandocs.org/handle/1834/10331?locale-attribute=ru, sent by A. Volkers). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||