Walking Goby Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Scartelaos histophorus
Family : Gobiidae
Order : Gobiiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Walking Goby
Habitat : Seas and estuaries
Description : Walking Goby got an very elongated body with sub-cylindrical anterior and compressed posterior.Greenish in color with lighter below is observed in their appearance along with some black spots.Slightly depressed head having 11-14 barbels anteriorly towards the mouth region.First dorsal fin is higher than the second one which is widely separated from the first one.Caudal fin barred with black.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Gobiopsis macrostoma
(Longjaw Goby) -
Gobiopterus chuno
(Glass Goby) -
Eleotris fusca
(Dusky sleeper) -
Parapocryptes batoides
(Goby) -
Awaous guamensis
(Scribbled Goby) -
Oxyurichthys microlepis
(Maned Goby) -
Apocryptes bato
(Goby) -
Glossogobius giuris
(Freshwater Goby) -
Awaous grammepomus
(Scribbled Goby) -
Periophthalmodon schlosseri
(Mudskipper)
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Vidthayanon, Chavalit([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Vidthayanon, Chavalit([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.