Stenogobius ophthalmoporus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Stenogobius |
| Species: | S. ophthalmoporus |
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| Stenogobius ophthalmoporus (Bleeker, 1853) | |
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Stenogobius ophthalmoporus, is a species of goby native to Japan, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Philippines and Indonesia.[1] Males of this species can reach a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
The genus “stenogobius” was derive from a greek word and Latin word respectively; Stenos(Narrow) and Gobius(Gudgeon).[3] The species "Ophthalmoporus” was coined from the greek words, Opthalmos(eye) and porous(pores).
Habitat
Stenogobius Ophthalmoporus are found in Freshwater, brackish, demersal environment and tropical regions.[1]
Location
Stenogobius ophthalmoporus are vastly distributed in Indo-Pacific tropical regions from the Southeast Africa to Indonesia, and from Western to Central Pacific. Stenogobius species are located in the downstreams section less than 30 m to a few kilometres from the sea, in creeks.[4]
References
- ^ Watson, R.E. (1991). "A provisional review of the genus Stenogobius with descriptions of a new subgenus and thirteen new species (Pisces: Teleostei: Gobiidae)". Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 15 (3): 627–710.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stenogobius ophthalmoporus". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ G. R., Allen (2004). "Two new species of gobiid fishes (Lentipes & Stenogobius) from freshwaters of Papua New Guinea". Stenogobius from the Indian-Pacific island rivers. 18 (4): 73–91 – via ResearchGate.