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Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Sleepy goby
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bia, Biyang tulog, Mulug
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens were collected from Kiga creek, Ambacan River at Baybay, and San Jose, Dulag, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223). Reported from Taal Lake (Ref. 12165, 13446), Laguna de Bay and is an important food fish found throughout the country. Museum specimens collected in 1984 from various localities, LRS-84133 (Ref. 13460). In range Ref. 4343.
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) > 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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