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Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Sleepy goby
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Japan country information

Common names: Hitomihaze
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the Izu Peninsula to Iriomotejima.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
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: Psammogobius: Greek, psammos = sand + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)

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