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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Ctenogobius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: China. Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 11344).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127361)
Short description
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Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Collected from a puddle in a mudbank exposed at low tide, on an islet across the tidal stream (Ref. 29060).
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Herre, A.W.C.T., 1940. Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University, VIII. A new genus and two new species of Chinese gobies with remarks on some other species. Philipp. J. Sci. 73(3):293-299. (Ref. 29060)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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