Stenogobius ophthalmoporus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Oxudercidae |
| Genus: | Stenogobius |
| Species: | S. ophthalmoporus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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 name “stenogobius” was derived 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.
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.