Gold-streaked prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops aurocingulus) fish species and information / pictures of Gold-streaked prawn-goby - Ctenogobiops aurocingulus

Gold-streaked prawn-goby (Ctenogobiops aurocingulus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Ctenogobiops aurocingulus

Common Name
Gold-streaked prawn-goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. Has elongate gold-centered dark markings both on the head and vertically on the lower sides of the body.

Classification

Classified By

Herre, 1935

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Caroline Islands, and Marshall Islands. Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 8631), Australia, including the northwestern region (Ref. 9710), China and Taiwan (Ref. 31517).

Range

30°N - 20°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

20 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 48637)

Trophic Level

3.34 s.e. 0.42 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated