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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Glossogobius giuris
Fork tongue goby
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Gobiidae
Other Common Name(s):
Tank goby
Description:
It is a large goby with a flattened head, blunt snout and yellowish belly. There is a dark band from lower margin of eye to preopercule and narrow dark lines on second dorsal and caudal fins. Body light brown and is generally lighter in colour than other Glossogobius species and lacks darkened areas on pelvic and anal fins.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widespread in local estuaries, lowland streams and coastal waters.
Global Distribution
Indian Ocean and Western Pacific ranging from Red Sea to East Asia.
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References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Chen I.S. and Fang L.S. (1999).
The Freshwater and Estuarine Fishes of Taiwan
(in Chinese). National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung.
