Bearded worm goby
📖 Overview
Found in coastal waters, estuaries and rivers . Mud-dweller presumed to occur in estuaries . Capable of living out of the water for considerable time by taking air into the bronchial chambers . Feeds on crustaceans and other invertebrates and probably small fishes . Not seen in markets .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 49; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 42 - 47. : eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bearded worm goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 0 - 6 m . Tropical West Pacific: from East Africa to New Guinea; northward to Japan and Korean Peninsula (Ref 129193); southward to New Caledonia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and other invertebrates and probably small fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bearded Wormgoby · Bearded eel goby · Whiskered Eel Goby |
| 🇫🇷French | Gobie anguille |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | チワラスボ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Усатый лентобычок |
| 🌍SWA | Chewa |
| 🌍THA | ปลาเขือคางยื่น · ปลาเขือหน้าผี · ปลาเขือแดง |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 鬚鰻鰕虎 · 鬚鰻鰕虎魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .
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