Scaleless worm goby (Caragobius urolepis)

Scientific name: Caragobius urolepis Bleeker, 1852

Scaleless worm goby (Caragobius urolepis)

The Scaleless worm goby (Caragobius urolepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Asia, India to the Philippines. Oceania: Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 33

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caragobius urolepis
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India to the Philippines. Oceania: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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