Crested Combgoby
Ctenotrypauchen chinensis
- Usual depth19–21 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Ctenotrypauchen chinensis is a species of goby native to fresh waters of China. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ctenotrypauchen”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 19–21 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crested Combgoby
Other scientific names: Trypauchen taenia
Similar species
Yellowfin gobyAcanthogobius flavimanus
Light-beige GobyAcanthogobius lactipes
Blue-spotted MudskipperBoleophthalmus boddarti
Blue Spotted MudskipperBoleophthalmus pectinirostris
Gluttonous GobyChaenogobius gulosus
Anjer Eye-bar GobyGnatholepis anjerensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 14 open-data records from 1969 to 2004.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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