Madura goby
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Found in fresh and brackish waters . Browses on diatoms; not active at low tide, staying in burrows made by Alpheus bisincisus and others.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished by the following characteristics: five, brown, roundish blotches along the lateral midline; predorsal scales 19-27 .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Madura goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical West Pacific: east coast of India to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to Australia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apocryptes bleekeri | Day | 1876 | Synonym |
| Apocryptes glyphisodon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Apocryptes madurensis | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon bleekeri | Day | 1876 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon glyphisodon | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon lomboyi | Ablan | 1940 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon malcolmi | Smith | 1931 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon montalbani | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon sealei | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Apocryptodon taylori | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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