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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
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 40 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical; - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to South America.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 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 | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (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);