Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Spotfin shrimp goby
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Ctenogobiops
Species
Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Colours
Distinguishing features
A small goby that shares its burrow with alpheid shrimp. Pale with brown oval spots encircled by tiny blueish spots, a small spot between the oval spots along the midside, and a bright white patch on the pectoral fins.
Size
- Up to 8 cm (Standard length)
Depth range
- Up to 20 m
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Thread Shrimpgoby (species: Ctenogobiops mitodes)
has a diagonal blue-edged gold stripe behind the eye. -
Animalia:
Silverspot Shrimpgoby (species: Ctenogobiops maculosus)
has three diagonal rows of gold lines extending from top lip across cheek to behind eye.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Occurs on fine sand and silt bottoms of subtidal reef flats and lagoons to a depth over 20 m. Uses burrows of alpheid shrimps for refuge. Inhabits coastal sand slopes to about 15 meters depth. (Fishbase)
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Abundant in sand adjacent to reef areas in the lagoon.
Web resources
References
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Depczynski, M. (2006). Small cryptic fishes on coral reefs: a new perspective on reef fish ecology and life histories, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1070.
- Depczynski, M. and D.R. Bellwood (2005). Wave energy and spatial variability in community structure of small cryptic coral reef fishes, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 303: 283-293. LIRS catalog number 932.
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