Oxyeleotris marmorata (Bleeker, 1852)
Marble goby

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Oxyeleotris marmorata
photo by Grimm, M.

 Family:  Eleotridae (Sleepers), subfamily: Butinae
 Max. size:  65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 15; depth range - 10 m, potamodromous
 Distribution:  Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Philippines and Indonesia. Record from Fiji needs confirmation.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. With 60-65 predorsal scales; without ocellus on caudal peduncle (Ref. 43281).
 Biology:  Found in rivers, swamps, reservoirs and canals. Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, aquatic insects, mollusks and crabs (Ref. 6459). Considered a delicacy over much of eastern Asia. Exported fishes command a high price (Ref. 12693). Maybe the largest species of the goby-like fishes.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Reported from Laguna de Bay; rivers in Balabac, Tawi Tawi and Mindanao (Ref. 280). Also Ref. 3178, 12157.

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 07.04.92
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 12.04.07
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 26.08.94

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