Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Sides with dark spots along midline; males with dark spot on upper pectoral base; 1st dorsal fin with dark stripe near base and a black spot at rear of fin; pelvic fins with a black band (Ref. 2798).

Common Names

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Slagtand-dikkop , Afrikaans , South Africa

Tusk goby , English , South Africa

Tusk goby , English , Global

獠牙鰕虎魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

獠牙鰕虎鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Acentrogobius

Species: Acentrogobius signatus (Peters, 1855)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Reunion.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal