Barcheek Amoya (Amoya moloanus)

Scientific name: Amoya moloanus Herre, 1927

The Barcheek Amoya (Amoya moloanus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

Occurs along tidal rivers and along coastlines. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Amoya moloanus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Occurs in the Mekong delta and probably ascends to the upper edge of the tidal zone in Cambodia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated