Commafin goby (Caffrogobius saldanha)

Scientific name: Caffrogobius saldanha Barnard, 1927

Commafin goby (Caffrogobius saldanha)

The Commafin goby (Caffrogobius saldanha) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, Namibia to East London, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Body with spots forming irregular longitudinal rows; black spot on posterior end of spinous dorsal; large males with faint vertical bands anteriorly; all fins (except caudal fin) dusky.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caffrogobius saldanha
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
7 m (23 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 7 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to East London, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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