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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: phaeosticta: Name from Greek 'phaeos' meaning brown or dusky, and 'stictus' for small spots; refers to the profusion of small dark spots on the body.
Eponymy: Professor Cornelius Jan van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist who moved to South Africa (1928) and became Head of the Zoology Department, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall, Shao & Chen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 8 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Pacific: east Indian region (Sumatra eastward), south to New Caledonia; north to Ryukyu Is.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 6 - 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 13; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 13. Characterized by having variable color, often pale grey to yellowish with row of large, diffuse blackish blotches on lower half of side; blue-edged yellow spots prominent on lower side between or on margin of blackish blotches; 6-7 diffuse, blackish saddles on back; head with yellow oblique bands; yellow pelvic fins with blue spots in adult ale; dorsal fin rays with short brown lines; prolonged filament formed by third dorsal spine, sometimes more than 50% SL in adult male; united pelvic fins, presence of well developed frenum; longitudinal scale series 46-52; circumpeduncular scales 11-12; cycloid body scales; head without scales except side of nape; greatest depth of body 5.8-6.5 in SL: ovate caudal fin, longer than head length (Ref. 90102).
Inhabits sandy shores, sometimes in seagrass, in 8-20 m (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Outils
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