Brief Summary
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Karsten, a genus of amblyopine goby, is distinguished from all other members
of the subfamily in having a spinous dorsal fin pterygiophore formula of 3-123, 3-
132, or 3-1221+2. The genus is also distinct within the subfamily in having only
nine precaudal vertebrae. Karsten lacks eyes as does Amblyotrypauchen, another
amblyopine genus that is found at depths of 30 m or greater. Karsten has only been
collected from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Fiji. Because of its lack of an interneural
gap, Karsten is assigned to the "Trypauchen" group.
