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Ctenogobius thoropsis (Pezold & Gilbert, 1987)

Sperm goby
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: USNM 264992 (Ref. 33570).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pezold, F. and C.R. Gilbert, 1987
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Ctenogobius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335);  thoropsis: Name from Greek 'thoros' meaning male seed and 'opsis' for resembling; referring to its sperm-like body shape (Ref. 33570).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 20 - 40 m (Ref. 33570).   Tropical

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