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Scientific Name: Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860)
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not known
Photo: H.T.Cheng(iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
There are 6-7 dorsal spines, 9 dorsal soft rays, 1 anal spine and 9 anal soft rays. It is characterized by dark brown and white speckling on the upper part, a pale underside, a brown stripe extending from the eye to above the middle of the jaws. It has approximately 5 pairs of black spots on the mid-side, and occasionally irregular, somewhat vertical, narrow white lines on the belly and lower sides. In males, the first dorsal fin is dark with a pale margin, and the first spine is elongated.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Other References:
Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.
