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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Ctenogobius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335); saepepallens: Named 'comma', referring to the thick, comma-shaped sub-orbital bar of the species (Ref. 2054).
More on authors: Gilbert & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 40 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical; - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to South America.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7 - 8; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 12. Mottled light gray dorsally, shading to white ventrally, with a midlateral row of blackish dashes, often alternating with small black spots; a vertical black line through eye (Ref. 13442).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Inhabits open bottoms composed of sand and fine silt (Ref. 5521). Observed to share a burrow with shrimps.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.2 - 28.1, mean 27 °C (based on 134 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00338 - 0.01553), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 229 [99, 504] mg/100g; Iron = 1.06 [0.51, 2.11] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.9, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.108 [0.043, 0.237] g/100g; Selenium = 29.2 [11.6, 73.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 130 [34, 488] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.67 [1.63, 4.13] mg/100g (wet weight);