Ctenogobiops crocineus
Silverspot Shrimpgoby
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Ctenogobiops
Species
Ctenogobiops crocineus
Colours
Distinguishing features
White streak on pectoral fin base; diagonal rows of gold lines from top lip across cheek to head behind eye.
Size
- Up to 7 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Goldspeckled Shrimpgoby (species: Ctenogobiops pomastictus)
does not have gold lines on cheek and upper lip; has a white spot on pectoral fin rather than an elongate streak. -
Animalia:
Silverspot Shrimpgoby (species: Ctenogobiops maculosus)
is known only from the Red Sea, as outlined by Bogorodsky and Randall (2011).
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
Other references
- Bogorodsy, M.K.S.V. and J.E. Randall (2011). Redescription of the Red Sea gobiid fish Ctenogobiops maculosus (Fourmanoir) and validation of C. crocineus Smith, Zootaxa, 3054: 60-68.
- Lubbock, R. and N.V.C. Polunin (1977). Notes on the Indo-West Pacific genus Ctenogobiops (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with descriptions of three new species, Revue suisse Zool., 84(2): 505-514. LIRS catalog number 17.
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