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Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin, 1933) Spiny eel blenny |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Congrogadinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: northwestern Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-65; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 52-55; Vertebrae: 67-70. Opercle with an ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused with the isthmus. Usually 6 pores in preopercular canal; no posterior otic sensory canal pore; posterior interorbital pore usually absent. A pale bar below eye; a pale stripe from posterodorsal region of eye to anterior of lateral line; pale median stripe from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fin. Spots arranged in 3-5 irregular rows. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits coarse sand bottoms with weed and sponge. The species has been taken by trawl in 4 to 8 m from Exmouth Gulf and at 60 m in the Arafura Sea. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 June 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||