Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ctenogobiops tangaroai, the Tangaroan shrimp-goby, is a species of goby of the family Gobiidae, native to the reefs of the Pacific Ocean where it can be found in fine-grained sand patches at depths of from 4 to 40 metres (13 to 131 ft). This species is commensal with alpheid shrimps, with a fish and shrimp sharing a burrow. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Tangaroan shrimp-goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:27:03.822696+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
- Name authority
- Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Ctenogobiops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusCtenogobiops Smith, 1959
- speciesCtenogobiops tangaroai Lubbock & Polunin, 1977
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ctenogobiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ctenogobiops formosa Randall, Shao & Chen, 2003 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| prawn gobyCtenogobiops maculosus (Fourmanoir, 1955) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenogobiops mitodes Randall, Shao & Chen, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenogobiops pomastictus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenogobiops crocineus Smith, 1959 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenogobiops aurocingulus (Herre, 1935) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenogobiops feroculus Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ctenogobiops tangaroae Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 Lubbock & Polunin, 1977 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lubbock, R., & Polunin, N. V. C. (1977). Notes on the Indo-West Pacific genus Ctenogobiops (Teleostei: Gobiidae), with descriptions of three new species. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 84 (2): 505–514, Pls. 1–3. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.91404 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BMJW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.