Species Details

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Goby Did you see this animal?

Scientific Name : Apocryptes bato
Family : Gobiidae
Order : Gobiiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Goby
Habitat : Rivers and estuaries
 
Description : The body of Goby fish is elongated which is anteriorly sub-cylindrical and postreiorly compressed.Body color is greenish above and whitish below with 8-11 ill defined bands.Dorsal fin is higher than the anal with lanceolate caudal fin.
 
Distribution in Bangladesh
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:Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.