Ctenogobiops

Ctenogobiops is a genus of marine gobies native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Ctenogobiops
Tangaroan shrimpgoby (C. tangaroai)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Ctenogobiops J. L. B. Smith, 1959
Type species
Ctenogobiops crocineus J. L. B. Smith, 1959

They commonly live on sandy sea beds and are often found sharing burrows with small shrimp.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:

• Ctenogobiops aurocingulus (Herre, 1935) (Gold-streaked prawn-goby)
• Ctenogobiops crocineus J. L. B. Smith, 1959
• Ctenogobiops feroculus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 (Sandy prawn-goby)
• Ctenogobiops formosa J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2003
• Ctenogobiops maculosus (Fourmanoir, 1955) (Seychelles shrimpgoby)
• Ctenogobiops mitodes J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2007
• Ctenogobiops pomastictus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 (Gold-specked prawn-goby)
• Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 (Tangaroa shrimpgoby)
• Ctenogobiops tongaensis J. E. Randall, K. T. Shao & J. P. Chen, 2003