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Etymology: Callogobius: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to Tanegashima, Osumi Islands, Japan, type locality [note spelling, without “h”]. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Brackish; demersal. Tropical
Western Pacific: Japan and the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38029)
Inhabits estuaries. Associated with snapping shrimps.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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