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Etymology: Ctenogobius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 34°C (Ref. 97140); 34°N - 33°S
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to at least Pernambuco, Brazil; absent in the West Indies except Cuba (Ref. 7251).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Adults inhabit shallow, muddy bottoms of the continental shelf, often in turbid waters. Usually found among algae. A euryhaline species (Ref. 13628), with salinity ranging from 0.0 to 42.9 ppt (Ref. 97140). Also Ref. 7251.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997. Fishes of the continental waters of Belize. University Press of Florida, Florida. 311 p. (Ref. 30499)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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