Indonesian goby (Mugilogobius platystomus)

Scientific name: Mugilogobius platystomus G?nther, 1872

Indonesian goby (Mugilogobius platystomus)

The Indonesian goby (Mugilogobius platystomus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indo-Australian Archipelago, Singapore and Palau.

Biology

Color: light grayish brown to white ventrally; body with about 7 oblique to nearly vertical oval brown blotches or bars along sides; usually with a prominent pale-edged, vertically elongate brown blotch behind head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugilogobius platystomus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago, Singapore and Palau.
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.

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