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Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter, 1897)

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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Viet Nam country information

Common names: Cá Bống cát, Cá Bống khe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in northern Vietnam (Ref. 44416). Present in Dakrong River (Ref. 89722) and Da River (Ref. 90167, 89724).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 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) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).

Issue
This species is synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill, 1859 according to Suzuki et al., 2015 (Ref. 104791). The species page will be removed.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 45°N - 22°N

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