Ctenogobiops pomastictus

Lubbock & Polunin, 1977

Gold-specked Prawn Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Southern Japan south to Queensland, Australia, and east to Mariana Islands, also Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoon fine and silty sandy bottom areas and lives with Alpheid/pistol shrimp and usually found at depths between 3 – 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Gobioidei

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Ctenogobiops

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available, care is similar to others in this genus.