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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Amblyopinae
Etymology: Caragobius: Greek, kara = face + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 43-52;
Anal
soft rays: 35 - 45. Distinguished by the following characteristics: total elements in dorsal fin 43-52; total anal-fin elements 35-45, first element spinous or segmented; pectoral-fin rays 16-20; anal-fin pterygiophores preceding the first hemal spine (AP) 3-5; pelvic-fin length (PEL)/HL 0.463-0.750 ; scales absent from anteriormost 30% of head and body, scales extending posteriorly from the vertical with 3rd or 4th dorsal-fin spine; 10-23 teeth in outer row of upper jaw; 14-25 teeth in outer row of lower jaw; jaws terminating posteriorly at a vertical with posterior naris; anterior nares slightly closer together than posterior nares (Ref. 50587).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2001. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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