Scaleless worm goby
📖 Overview
Found in rivers and estuaries . Occurs on mud bottoms of estuaries, and tidal parts of rivers and creeks . Feeds on small crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates . Not seen in markets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 33. Distinguished by the following characteristics: greenish body with yellowish fins; scales only on posterior 25-30% of body, remainder of body and head lacking scales; 18-27 teeth on outer row of upper jaw; 12-28 teeth on outer row of lower jaw; jaws terminating posteriorly at the vertical just anterior to posterior naris; anterior nares much closer together than posterior nares .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Scaleless worm goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous. Tropical West Pacific: east coast of India, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, southern Japan and eastward to Fiji.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Scaleless Worm Goby |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Asagarahaze · アサガラハゼ |
| 🌍THA | ปลาเขือกล้วย |
| 🌍VIE | Cá Bống Ca Ra |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 尾鱗頭鰕虎 · 尾鱗頭鰕虎魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyopus urolepis | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Brachyamblyopus anotus | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
| Brachyamblyopus olivaceus | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Brachyamblyopus urolepis | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Caragobioides geomys | Fowler | 1935 | Synonym |
| Caragobius anotus | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
| Caragobius geomys | Fowler | 1935 | Synonym |
| Caragobius olivaceus | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Caragobius typhlops | Smith & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Nudagobioides monserrati | Roxas & Ablan | 1940 | Synonym |
| Nudagpbioides monserrati | Roxas & Ablan | 1940 | Synonym |
| Taenioides chilkensis | Hora | 1923 | Synonym |
| Trypauchenophrys anotus | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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