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Common names: Paku
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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Common names from other countries

Pale shrimpgoby, Pale shrimp-goby, Fierce shrimpgoby, ... more

Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 48637), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 90102)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 23°S

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands; Truk and Guam in Micronesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Characterized by whitish body color with three longitudinal rows of large brown spots; dark blotch behind eye; head with small dark spots/streaks; white spots on basal portion of pectoral fin; longitudinal scale series 54-57; opening of gill extending to vertical at posterior edge of preopercle; greatest depth of body 4.7-5.5 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length (Ref. 90102).

Occurs in sand and rubble bottoms of shallow lagoons (Ref. 9710) and subtidal reef flats. Often with Ctenogobiops pomastictus. Usually in pairs and use the burrow of alpheid prawns for refuge. Lives in clear coastal and inner reefs on rubble flats and slopes in 6 to 20 meters depth range (Ref. 48637). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 89972).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Ctenogobiops feroculus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977