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Rhyacichthys aspro (Valenciennes, 1837)

Loach goby
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Common names: Dalapakan, Delaposkan, Kampa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Montilla, J., 1931
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected from Lagu Lagu creek, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Also collected from a tributary of Agno River, Luzon (2:10.4-10.6 cm); a mountain stream near Bugasong, Antique Province, Panay (1:8.8 cm); Mamator River near Casiguran, on the eastern coast of northern Luzon (3:10-3-11cm); and, Cajulogan, Gingog, Misamis Province in Mindanao (2). Also reported from San Jose, Antique, Panay, in a creek at Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Loquilocon, Samar, and in Baurauen River, Leyte (Ref. 439). A target in the ipon fisheries (Ref. 13531). Also Ref. 2847, 92840.
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: Kottelat, M., 1993
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) > Rhyacichthyidae (Loach gobies)
Etymology: Rhyacichthys: Greek, rhyax, rhyakos = stream + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 24°N - 13°S

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