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Etymology: Ctenogobius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 34°N -
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. More northern records erroneous. Absent in oceanic areas of the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 13628).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in very shallow, muddy bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 13628). Sometimes found in the intertidal zone (Ref. 13628). Euryhaline species (Ref. 13628).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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