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Mahidolia mystacina (Valenciennes, 1837)

Flagfin prawn goby
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Smiling goby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Java, Indonesia, MNHP 2967 (holotype Gobius mystacinus) (Ref. 075154). Known from Flores. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands and Bali; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 8631, 4343.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
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: Mahidolia: Named for His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla, for his interest in the fishes and fisheries of Siam (Smith, 1932 original publication)..
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 86942), usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 32°N - 20°S

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