Species: Ctenogobius stigmaticus, Marked goby
side nape: dark blotch
Ctenogobius stigmaticus (Poey, 1860)
Marked goby
Body elongate, slightly compressed; eye moderate, towards front, narrow between them; tongue bilobed; teeth in 2-3 rows in both jaws; 3-4 large canines in outer row of upper jaw; inner row of lower jaw with large recurved canines; side lower jaw with a large, laterally projecting tusk; front of roof of mouth without teeth; gill rakers short, triangular 0 + 4-5; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VI (1st 3 spines often elongate in adult males) + I, 11 (11-12); length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 12 (11-12); pectoral fins 17 (15-18); pelvic fins I,5, united in a disc; scales rough, 29 (28-33) in lateral series; no lateral line.
Tan; 3-4 distinct dark bars on lower cheek under eye; a small shoulder spot; preoperculum edge not distinctly darker; trunk with thin, long, yellow-orange bars; tail fin with several dark bars; dorsal fins with dark stripe along base, outer edge orangish; pelvic and anal with dark outer border.
Reaches: 9.6 cm.
Habitat: Mud grass bottoms.
Depth: 1-10 m?
The Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- Submerged vegetation
- Sand & gravel
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Omnivore
- Detritivore
- Diet
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- Benthic microalgae
- Detritus
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continental primarily
- Extends N + S of GC
- Island (s)
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Extends North of GC
- Continent + Island (s)
- Extends South of GC
- Also in Brazil
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 9.6
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 10
