Gold-specked prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops pomastictus)

Scientific name: Ctenogobiops pomastictus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977

The Gold-specked prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops pomastictus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Ryukyu Islands to Queensland, Australia, east to Mariana Islands. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea and northwest Australia; including China.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12

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Species facts

Scientific name: Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 8.0
Depth range: 15 m (49 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Queensland, Australia, east to Mariana Islands. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea and northwest Australia; including China.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)