Tangaroa shrimpgoby (Ctenogobiops tangaroai) fish species and information / pictures of Tangaroa shrimpgoby - Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Tangaroa shrimpgoby (Ctenogobiops tangaroai) fish species information

Scientific Name
Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Common Name
Tangaroa shrimpgoby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Classification

Classified By
Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Pacific Ocean.
Distribution
Pacific Ocean.
Range
30°N - 15°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
25 °C
Depth From - meters
4 m
Depth To - meters
40 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 1602), usually 4 - 40 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.23 s.e. 0.40 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
6.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated