Speckled goby
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit creeks, rivers and brackish estuaries . Found in tidal streams . Sometimes seen upstream a short distance from the tidal zone. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates. Not seen in markets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: 2-3 dark spot at caudal base ; Redigobius with dusky scale margins forming network pattern; side of body variably marked with series of dark brown blotches or bars, one blackish, slightly oblique, narrow bar on side of body, second blackish narrow bar present on lower half of body; four distinct dark brown to blackish spots along mid-ventral line at anal fin; second dorsal rays I,6-8; anal rays I,6-8; pectoral rays 14-18; longitudinal scales 21-27; TRB 6 1/2 to 8 1/2; predorsal scales 5-8 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Speckled goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical; 21°C - 28°C ; 35°N - 6°N south to Coffee Bay, South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigmouth goby · Bug-eyed Goby · Speckled Goby · checkered dualspot goby |
| 🌍BRE | touseg vihan |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie tase |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hinahaze · ヒナハゼ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 점박이망둑 |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Индо-австралийский редигобиус |
| 🌍THA | ปลาบู่สั้นลายกระ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 拜庫雷鰕虎 · 斑紋雷鰕虎魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobius flavescens | De Vis | 1884 | Heterotypic |
| Gobius johnstoniensis | Koumans | 1940 | Synonym |
| Mahidolia pagoensis | Schultz | 1943 | Synonym |
| Parvigobius immeritus | Whitley | 1930 | Synonym |
| Pseudogobius bikolanus | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Redigobius versicolor | Smith | 1959 | Synonym |
| Stigmatogobius minutus | Takagi | 1957 | Synonym |
| Stigmatogobius versicolor | Smith | 1959 | Synonym |
| Vaimosa bikolana | Herre | 1927 | Synonym |
| Vaimosa montalbani | Herre | 1936 | Synonym |
| Vaimosa novaehebudorum | Fowler | 1944 | Synonym |
| Vaimosa osgoodi | Herre | 1935 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .
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