Spottail goby (Ctenogobius stigmaturus)

Scientific name: Ctenogobius stigmaturus Goode & Bean, 1882

Spottail goby (Ctenogobius stigmaturus)

The Spottail goby (Ctenogobius stigmaturus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, southern Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bermuda, Belize, Panama and Guadeloupe. Rare on Caribbean islands.

Biology

Occurs over rubble from shallows of open coasts to nearly fresh water.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ctenogobius stigmaturus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.5
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bermuda, Belize, Panama and Guadeloupe. Rare on Caribbean islands.
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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