Comb goby

Paratrypauchen microcephalus

Digs burrows in mud or shingle areas

Comb goby is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Paratrypauchen
Maximum length: 18 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Natal to Kenya, through India, Indonesia to the Philippines. Also known from Wakayama, Niigata and Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan), the Korean Peninsula, China, and Malaysia (Ref. 559 ). Also from Singapore, Mozambique (Ref. 92840 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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