Blotchcheek goby (Ctenogobius fasciatus)

Scientific name: Ctenogobius fasciatus Gill, 1858

Blotchcheek goby (Ctenogobius fasciatus)

The Blotchcheek goby (Ctenogobius fasciatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Mexico, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Dominica, Trinidad and Barbados.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenogobius fasciatus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Mexico, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Dominica, Trinidad and Barbados.
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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