Watchman Goby
The bluespotted watchman goby commonly referred to as the blackfinned shrimp goby was first discovered by bleeker in 1849.
Watchman goby. Cryptocentrus bulbiceps whitley 1953 bluelined shrimpgoby. The yellow watchman goby is an interesting specimen that forms a very cool symbiotic relationship with the pistol shrimp. If the pet does this then probably it is sick.
The first one is the tiny pet stop eating the prepared food. Often they are accompanied by a pistol shrimp but they live alone sometimes. Cryptocentrus also known as watchman gobies and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the indian and pacific oceans.
The yellow watchman goby watches out for predatory fishes and warns the shrimp. Updated august 6 2019 author. The second phase is olive drab with blue spots.
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus. The watchman goby cryptocentrus cinctus is a sand dwelling goby with two distinct color varieties it appears in both of the endless ocean games but is referred to as the yellow watchman goby in the first. The species is known as slow eater but it doesn t mean that the fish refuse to touch the food.
Yellow watchman goby water poisoning. Cryptocentrus albidorsus yanagisawa 1978 white backed shrimpgoby. Mike fishlore admin social media.
The first has an orange head with blue spots the body is orange with red bands and the dorsal fin has black spots.