Karsten totoyensis

Karsten totoyensis
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Karsten Murdy, 2002
Species:	K. totoyensis
Binomial name
*Karsten totoyensis* (Garman, 1903)
Synonyms
Gobioides totoyensis Garman, 1903 Taenioides coecus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 Brachyamblyopus coecus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)

Karsten totoyensis is a species of goby native to the western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Philippines, Fiji and Indonesia. This species can be found over muddy or sandy substrates usually down to a depth of 55 metres (180 ft), but is has been recorded down to a depth of 1,122 metres (3,681 ft). This species grows to a length of 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[1]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Karsten totoyensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

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