eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Caffrogobius nudiceps |
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| Common name: |
Barehead goby |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
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Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Actinopterygii |
Perciformes |
Gobioidei |
Gobiidae |
Not Defined |
Caffrogobius |
Caffrogobius nudiceps |
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Short Description:
Small dusky .mottled fish with a round head and a pale bar at the base of the pectorial finThe pelvic fin is disc-like and the first two dorsal fins is striped.a blue spot is sometimes visible under the dorsal fin
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Identification
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11 |
| Size: |
14cm |
| Behaviour: |
Lies on rocks or sand waiting for prey to past |
| Diet: |
Small bentic invertebrates |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Swakopmund, Namibia southward to East London, South Africa.
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| Depth: |
1-15m |
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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