Cheekscaled frill-goby (Bathygobius cotticeps)

Scientific name: Bathygobius cotticeps Steindachner, 1879

Cheekscaled frill-goby (Bathygobius cotticeps)

The Cheekscaled frill-goby (Bathygobius cotticeps) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Depressed head. Young with broad dark saddles beneath dorsal fins, mottled to banded dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins that become dusky to black in adults.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathygobius cotticeps
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
1 m (3 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan.
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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