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Signigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977

Twinspot goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimen taken from Tipu, Boero Is. (USNM 99290) (Ref. 87922) Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Also Ref. 1602.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Crab-eye goby, Crab-eyed goby, Four-eyed gobby, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Signigobius: Name from Latin, signus for mark and gobius for a genus of fish, referring to its distinctive coloration.;  biocellatus: Name from Latin bi meaning two and ocellatus for small eye spots, referring to the 2 prominent ocellated spots on the dorsal fins..
  More on authors: Hoese & Allen.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 1602), usually 2 - 30 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 24°S

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