Tank goby
📖 Overview
Adults are found mainly in freshwater and estuaries, but also enter the sea . They also occur in canals, ditches and ponds, in clear to turbid streams with rock, gravel or sand bottoms . Encountered in medium to large-sized rivers of the lower Mekong . They feed on small insects, crustaceans and small fish. Grow to a much larger size in brackish water than in fresh water. Marketed fresh . Cannibalism is relatively common for this species .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. : fusiform / normal; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tank goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tank goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawning occurs in freshwater afterwhich eggs and larvae are washed down by the river current into the sea .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical; 25°C - ? ; 30°N - 32°S, 25°E - 176°E East Africa, south to Transkei in South Africa, and most inland freshwater bodies over the Indian Ocean and western Pacific (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small insects, crustaceans and small fish
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Flathead Goby · Ganges Goby · Gangetic tank goby, Tank goby · Inland Tank Goby · Tank Goby |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie, Gobie giurus, Loche · Loche, Gobie |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acentrogobius giuris | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Awaous gutum | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Euctenogobius striatus | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
| Glossigobius giuris | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Glossogabius giuris | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Glossogobius giuris giuris | — | — | Synonym |
| Glossogobius giurus | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Glossogobius guirus | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Glossogobius gutum | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Glossogobius tenuiformis | Fowler | 1934 | Synonym |
| Gobius catebus | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Gobius giuris | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Gobius giurus | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Gobius grandidierii | Playfair | 1868 | Synonym |
| Gobius gutum | Hamilton | 1822 | Synonym |
| Gobius kora | Valenciennes | 1837 | Synonym |
| Gobius kurpah | Sykes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Gobius phaiospilosoma | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Gobius phiopsilosoma | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Gobius platycephalus | Peters | 1852 | Synonym |
| Gobius russelii | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Gobius spectabilis | Günther | 1861 | Synonym |
| Gobius striatus | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
| Gobius sublitus | Cantor | 1849 | Synonym |
| Sparus nobilis | Osbeck | 1765 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 189 records indexed .
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