Scientific Name
Ctenogobiops maculosus
Common Name
Seychelles shrimpgoby
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VI + I,11-12; A I,11; pectoral rays 18-19; longitudinal scale series 52-56; ctenoid scales dorsally on body to below 3rd or 4th dorsal spines, cycloid scales anteriorly; scales absent on head, chest, or nape except for a few small scales just before upper end of gill opening; gill opening extending forward to a vertical at posterior edge of eye; body depth 4.5-5.2 in SL; head length 3.0-3.3 in SL; 2nd dorsal spine usually longest, 4.0-4.6 in SL; caudal fin rounded or medially truncate, equal to or a little longer than head; pelvic fins just reaching anal-fin origin; translucent pale gray with 4 longitudinal rows of orangish brown spots (sometimes dark brown with enclosed small orange spots); 3rd row of spots largest, some slightly elongate, with smaller spots in between; usually with scattered pale blue dots and whit