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Congrogadus amplimaculatus (Winterbottom, 1980) Largespot eel blenny |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks), subfamily: Congrogadinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: presently known only from the southern portion of the Gulf of Carpentaria. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-64; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 52-54; Vertebrae: 66-69. Opercle with a dark ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused to the isthmus. Posterior otic sensory canal pore absent. Preopercular canal usually with 7 pores. Large spots arranged in three rows where dorsalmost and ventralmost rows extending distally on bases of dorsal and anal fin bases. | |||
| Biology: | Feeds mainly on crustaceans. Collected from areas with substrates of sponges, sand, a little mud and few large shell fragments. Eggs with cruciform hooks on the surface. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||