Ctenogobiops pomastictus é uma espécie de peixe da família Gobiidae e da ordem Perciformes.

Morfologia Os machos podem atingir 8 cm de comprimento total.FishBase Kuiter, R.H. e T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Austrália. 623 - 893.

Predadores Na Austrália sofre predação por Synodus englemani.Sweatman, H.P.A., 1984. A field study of the predatory behavior and feeding rate of a piscivorous coral reef fish, the lizardfish Synodus englemani. Copeia (1):187-194.FishBase

Habitat É um peixe marítimo, de clima tropical e associado aos recifes de coral que vive até 15 m de profundidade.

Distribuição geográfica É encontrado na Austrália, China, Guam, Indonésia, Japão (incluindo nas Ilhas Ryukyu), nas Ilhas Marshall, Micronésia, nas Ilhas Marianas, Palau, Papua-Nova Guiné, nas Filipinas, Taiwan e Vietname.FishBase Allen, G.R. e M. Adrim, 2003. Coral reef fishes of Indonesia. Zool. Stud. 42(1):1-72.Allen, G.R. e P.L. Munday, 1994. Kimbe Bay rapid ecological assessment: the coral reefs of Kimbe Bay (West New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Volum 3: Fish diversity of Kimbe Bay. The Nature Conservancy, South Pacific program Office, Auckland, Nova Zelândia. 107 p.Herre, A.W.C.T. e A.F. Umali, 1948. English and local common names of Philippine fishes. U. S. Dept. of Interior and Fish and Wildl. Serv. Circular Núm. 14, U. S. Gov't Printing Office, Washington. 128 p.Kuiter, R.H., 1992. Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta, Indonésia. 314 p.Lieske, E. e R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno e T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tóquio, Japão. 437 p.Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Segona edició. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.Nakamura, Y., M. Horinouchi, T. Nakai e M. Sano, 2003. Food habits of fishes in a seagrass bed on a fringing coral reef at Iriomote Island, southern Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 50:15-22.Nguyen, N.T. e V.Q. Nguyen, 2006. Biodiversity and living resources of the coral reef fishes in Vietname marine waters. Science and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi.Randall, J.E. e K.K.P. Lim (eds.), 2000. A checklist of the fishes of the South China Sea. Raffles Bull. Zool. Suppl. (8):569-667.Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen e R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.Werner, T.B e G.R. Allen, 1998. Reef fishes of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. A T. Werner e G. Allen (eds). A rapid biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. RAP Working Papers 11, Conservation International, Washington DC.Werner, T.B. e G.R. Allen, 2000. A rapid marine biodiversity assessment of the Calamianes Islands, Palawan province, Philippines. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 17. Washington DC, Estados Unidos da América:Conservation International.

Observações É inofensivo para os humanos.

Bibliografia Anónimo 2001. Base de dados da colecção de peixes do National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes. Foale, S., 1998. What's in a name? An analysis of the West Nggela (Solomon Islands) fish taxonomy. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin #9:3-19. Hardy, J.D. Jr., 2003. Coral reef fish species. NOAA\National Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. Estados Unidos da América. 537 p. Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao e C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan.

Ligações externas AQUATAB World Register of Marine Species

pomastictus Categoria:Peixes descritos em 1977