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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Rhinogobius: Greek, rhinos = nose + Latin, gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Mekong basin (Ref. 27732) and Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 26336).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 9. Depressed head and body; generally pale coloration with 6-7 faint vertical bars and black dots on cheeks. Sexually dimorphic: males with more depressed head and body, a larger mouth, and darker fins. Male with about 40 rounded blackish brown spots on cheeks, usually larger than half of pupil; body with 7 lateral blackish brown bars and several rows of black or brown spots; second dorsal with usually 1 simple and 8 branched rays; anal fin with usually 1 simple and 7 branched rays (Ref. 43281).

Collected both in small streams and larger rivers, among stones and boulders, with moderate to swift current (Ref. 33279). Feeds on zooplankton and insect larvae. Occasionally marketed fresh in mixed catches (Ref. 12693).

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Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Rhinogobius mekongianus (Pellegrin & Fang, 1940)