Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin, 1933)

Spiny eel-blenny

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Pseudochromidae \| Congrogadinae
Synonyms	Congrogadoides spinifer, ... more
Common names	Spiny eel blenny, 棘鳗鲷, 棘拟鳗鲷, ... more

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Main reference

Winterbottom, R. 1985. (Ref. 531)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3132)

Environment

Demersal; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical

Eastern Indian Ocean: northwestern Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 65; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 52 - 55; Vertebrae: 67 - 70. Opercle with an ocellated spot. Gill membranes fused with the isthmus. Usually 6 pores in preopercular canal; no posterior otic sensory canal pore; posterior interorbital pore usually absent. A pale bar below eye; a pale stripe from posterodorsal region of eye to anterior of lateral line; pale median stripe from tip of snout to origin of dorsal fin. Spots arranged in 3-5 irregular rows.

Inhabits coarse sand bottoms with weed and sponge. The species has been taken by trawl in 4 to 8 m from Exmouth Gulf and at 60 m in the Arafura Sea.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Capuli, Estelita Emily

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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