Comb goby (Paratrypauchen microcephalus)

Scientific name: Paratrypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860

The Comb goby (Paratrypauchen microcephalus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-51; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 47

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Scientific name: Paratrypauchen microcephalus
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 18.0
Environment: Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Natal to Kenya, through India, Indonesia to the Philippines. Also known from Wakayama, Niigata and Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan), the Korean Peninsula, China, and Malaysia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)