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Priolepis semidoliata (Valenciennes, 1837)

Half-barred goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Luzon, Negros Oriental, Samar, Sulu Arch., and Sumilon I.
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: Winterbottom, R. and M. Burridge, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Half-banded reef-goby, Halfbarred reefgoby, Redhead goby, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335);  semidoliata: Name from Latin semi meaning half and dolium for barrel, presumably a comparison of the barred colored pattern extending halfway down the body to the hoops of a barrel; noun in apposition..
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical; 30°N - 35°S

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