Yellow prawn-goby

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Cryptocentrus cinctus.JPG

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Larson, H. |author2=Hoese, D. |author3=Murdy, E. |author4=Pezold, F. |author5=Cole, K. |author6=Shibukawa, K. |date=2021 |title=Cryptocentrus cinctus |volume=2021 |page=e.T192995A2182274 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192995A2182274.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Cryptocentrus cinctus

| authority = (Herre, 1936)

| synonyms =

• Smilogobius cinctus Herre, 1936

}}

The yellow prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from {{convert|1|to|25|m|ft}} in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is symbiotic with alpheid shrimps. They share burrows with these shrimp. {{Cite journal |last=Nam |first=Sang-Eun |last2=Rhee |first2=Jae-Sung |date=2020-04-02 |title=Complete mitochondrial genome of the yellow prawn-goby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Perciformes, Gobiidae) |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23802359.2020.1757525 |journal=Mitochondrial DNA Part B |language=en |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=1993–1995 |doi=10.1080/23802359.2020.1757525 |issn=2380-2359|doi-access=free }} The species can reach a length of {{convert|10|cm|in}} SL.{{FishBase | genus = Cryptocentrus | species = cinctus| month = June| year = 2013}} These fish vary greatly in appearance, ranging from brilliant yellow to gray and even brown forms or combinations of each coloring.Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-84286-118-9}} This species is often kept in salt water aquariums. The yellow prawn-goby can be kept in aquariums as small as 20 gallons (75 L). In the marine hobby they are often partnered with tiger pistol shrimp."Tank-Bred Watchman Gobies: Essential Fish for Every Reef Aquarium", J Fung - Tropical Fish Hobbyist. 51 (5), 2003 - proaquatix.com