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Exyrias puntang (Bleeker, 1851)

Puntang goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia, Burok, Kamumbon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected from Kiga Creek, San Jose, Dulag and Ambacan River at Baybay, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Museum: TCWC 3278.1; USNM 243146, 243148.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Murdy, E.O., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Exyrias: Derived from Greek, xyreo = to shave (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614); 35°N - 20°S

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