Dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)

Scientific name: Tridentiger obscurus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)

The Dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Asia, Korean Peninsula and Japan. Reported from Sakhalin and Iturup Island, Russian Federation.

Biology

Inhabits both brackish and freshwater and may spend its whole life in freshwater. Caught for food.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tridentiger obscurus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Korean Peninsula and Japan. Reported from Sakhalin and Iturup Island, Russian Federation.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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.

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