@Murdy, Edward O. (www.fishbase.se)
Goby Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Parapocryptes batoides
Family : Gobiidae
Order : Gobiiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Gobi, Mudskipper
Habitat : Streams,estuaries,langoons,brackish water
Description : The body of Mudskipper fish is very elongated with sub-cylindrical anterior and compressed posterior.Body color shows greenish grey above and whitish below.Both dorsal fins are of equal height along with lanceolate caudal fin.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Apocryptes bato
(Goby) -
Scartelaos histophorus
(Walking Goby) -
Gobiopsis macrostoma
(Longjaw Goby) -
Gobiopterus chuno
(Glass Goby) -
Glossogobius giuris
(Freshwater Goby) -
Awaous guamensis
(Scribbled Goby) -
Periophthalmodon schlosseri
(Mudskipper) -
Oxyurichthys microlepis
(Maned Goby) -
Eleotris fusca
(Dusky sleeper) -
Awaous grammepomus
(Scribbled Goby)
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:Murdy, Edward O,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:Murdy, Edward O,www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.