Diagnostic Description
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Body dark brown to black, with longitudinal rows of small black spot; 2-3 saddles on back and side; black 1st dorsal fin; dark crossbands on pelvic fins (Ref. 2798).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Diseases and Parasites
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Anchor worm Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Diseases and Parasites
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Opegaster Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Diseases and Parasites
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Neochasmus Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Migration
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Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits intertidal areas, estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers. Common in mangroves (Ref. 4343, 44894). Occasionally penetrates the lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Inhabits intertidal areas, estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers. Common in mangroves (Ref. 4343, 44894). Occasionally penetrates the lower reaches of freshwater streams (Ref. 44894).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Sleepy goby
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The sleepy goby (Psammogobius biocellatus) is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae.
Description
Psammogobius biocellatus is a goby which varies in colour from dark brown to blackish, marked with rows of small black spots along its flanks and 2-3 dark blotches along the back and upper flanks. There is a dark band on the first dorsal fin with more dark bands on the lower part of the caudal fin and narrow bands on the pelvic fins.[2] It attains a maximum total length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[3]
Distribution
Psammogobius biocellatus is a widespread species and is distributed East Africa and through the Western Indian Ocean and the Pacific as far east as Fiji and Samoa, north to Japan and south to Australia.[1]
Habitat and biology
The sleepy goby occurs in the intertidal zone in estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers, often amongst mangroves where it burrowing into the silty-sand substrate, it may also be found in the lower reaches of freshwater streams.[1] It buries itself in the sand.[2]
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Sleepy goby: Brief Summary
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The sleepy goby (Psammogobius biocellatus) is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae.
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