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Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)

Tank goby
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India country information

Common names: Abbrony, Balia, Bar eyed goby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs throughout India (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Ennore estuary, Madras (Ref. 34530); Kerala (Ref. 43630); Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Moyar, Kallampalayam, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Tripura (Ref. 97593), and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Found in coastal waters, rivers and estuaries (Ref. 45255). Common in all water -logged areas (Ref. 97593).Type locality,Gangetic River region Gobius giuris (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 41236, 45204, 87807. Status of threat: Data deficient (Ref. 50614).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
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: Glossogobius: Greek, glossa = tongue + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 25°C - ? (Ref. 2059); 30°N - 32°S, 25°E - 176°E

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