Blue-speckled prawn goby
📖 Overview
Common in fine sand or silt bottoms of shallow lagoons and coastal bays subject to terrestrial runoff at depths of 0.3 to 4 m. Uses the burrow of an alpheid species.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Resembles C. koumansi, but differs by having numerous small iridescent blue spots over a dark background with at least 8 transverse bars and 3 to 4 dark round spots longitudinally along the sides.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue-speckled prawn goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blue-speckled prawn goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blue-speckled prawn goby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4 m . Tropical West Pacific: East Africa to the Mariana Islands, north to southern Japan; Belau, Ifaluk, and Guam in Micronesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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