Sandy prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops feroculus)

Scientific name: Ctenogobiops feroculus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977

Sandy prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops feroculus)

The Sandy prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops feroculus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands; Truk and Guam in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenogobiops feroculus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
6–20 m (20–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands; Truk and Guam in Micronesia.
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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