Ctenogobiops mitodes, Thread shrimpgoby

Ctenogobiops mitodes Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007

Thread shrimpgoby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Ctenogobiops: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); mitodes: Name from Greek 'mitodes' meaning theadlike, refers to the filamentous 2nd dorsal spine of adults.
More on authors: Randall, Shao & Chen.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 9 - 21 m (Ref. 75863). Tropical

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Western Pacific.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75863)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11. Characterized by whitish body color with four longitudinal rows of dark brown spots (midlateral row spots largest and horizontally elongate); large anterior dark spots of midlateral row often encircled by blue dots; cheeks with row of three dark spots; behind lower edge of eye with oblique blue and yellow mark followed by similar marks on opercle and preopercle; curved blue and yellow line/dashes from behind upper eye to below of dorsal fin origin; lower part of pectoral fin with elliptical white spot; longitudinal scale series 52-56; opening of gill extending slightly anterior to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.3-5.0 in SL; rounded caudal fin, shorter than length of head (Ref. 90102).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected by rotenone and spear from silty, sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 75863). Also found in lagoons (Ref 90102).

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Randall, J.E., K.-T. Shao and J.-P. Chen, 2007. Two new shrimp gobies of the genus Ctenogobiops (Perciformes: Gobiidae), from the Western Pacific. Zool. Stud. 46(1):26-34. (Ref. 75863)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 November 2023

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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