Darter goby (Ctenogobius boleosoma)

Scientific name: Ctenogobius boleosoma Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Darter goby (Ctenogobius boleosoma)

The Darter goby (Ctenogobius boleosoma) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina (USA), the Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. About 5 round or elongate dark blotches along mid-side, some with diagonal marks extending upward to form V shapes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenogobius boleosoma
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Common length
4.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), the Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro, 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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