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Etymology: phaeosticta: Name from Greek 'phaeos' meaning brown or dusky, and 'stictus' for small spots; refers to the profusion of small dark spots on the body..
More on authors: Randall, Shao & Chen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: east Indian region (Sumatra eastward) to south to New Caledonia; north to Ryukyu Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. Characterized by having variable color, often pale grey to yellowish with row of large, diffuse blackish blotches on lower half of side; blue-edged yellow spots prominent on lower side between or on margin of blackish blotches; 6-7 diffuse, blackish saddles on back; head with yellow oblique bands; yellow pelvic fins with blue spots in adult ale; dorsal fin rays with short brown lines; prolonged filament formed by third dorsal spine, sometimes more than 50% SL in adult male; united pelvic fins, presence of well developed frenum; longitudinal scale series 46-52; circumpeduncular scales 11-12; cycloid body scales; head without scales except side of nape; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.5 in SL: ovate caudal fin, longer than head length (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits sandy shores, sometimes in seagrass, in 8-20 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E., K.-T. Shao and J.-P. Chen, 2007. Two new shrimp gobies of the genus Ctenogobiops (Perciformes: Gobiidae), from the Western Pacific. Zool. Stud. 46(1):26-34. (Ref. 75863)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.7 - 29.4, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1110 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
