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Teleostei (teleosts) >
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
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125933); max. published weight: 9.60 g (Ref. 125933)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Second dorsal fin rays I, 9; anal fin rays I, 8; lateral body as dark brown net-like pattern; pectoral fin base with a vertical blackish brown bar (Ref. 79602).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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