The target shrimpgoby (''Cryptocentrus strigilliceps'') is a species of goby native to the

Indo-West-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

where it occurs near coasts on silty or sandy reefs at depths of from . This species is symbiotic with

alpheid Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp, characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid ...

shrimps. It can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the

aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...

trade.

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target shrimpgoby target shrimpgoby Taxa named by David Starr Jordan {{Gobiidae-stub