American freshwater goby (Ctenogobius shufeldti)

Scientific name: Ctenogobius shufeldti Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887

American freshwater goby (Ctenogobius shufeldti)

The American freshwater goby (Ctenogobius shufeldti) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: North America, North Carolina to southern Florida and Texas in the USA. South America: Venezuela and Brazil.

Biology

5 dark squarish blotches along mid-side. No bar below eye; no shoulder spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenogobius shufeldti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Common length
4.6
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: North Carolina to southern Florida and Texas in the USA. South America: Venezuela and Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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