tank goby

Glossogobius giuris

Cannibalism occurs between individuals

Brown
Tropical
Coastal
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

tank goby is known around Africa to Oceania as a brackish-water fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Glossogobius
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa to Oceania: Red Sea and East Africa, south to Transkei in South Africa, and most inland freshwater bodies over the Indian Ocean and western Pacific (Ref. 4343 , 52193 ). Common in coastal and estuarine waters from austral Africa and Madagascar to India and south of China.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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