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Scientific Name: Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Tank goby
Local/Bangla Name: Jati bele (জাতি বেলে), Bailya (বাইল্যা), Bele (বেলে)
Tank goby - Jati bele (জাতি বেলে), Bailya (বাইল্যা), Bele (বেলে) - Glossogobius giuris - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1612sb-36

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Description:
D1 VI; D 2 I/10; P 1 22; P 2 6; A I/10. Body color pale with small spots forming longitudinal stripes; First dorsal fin with one black spot; rays of dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins with black spots. Body elongate, anteriorly cylindrical; lower jaw prominent; maxilla extends to below anterior part of eye; lips thick.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Sundarbans Mangrove area
Environment:
Marine, Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic; amphidromous)
Main References:

Habib KA, Kim CG, Oh J, Neogi AK, Lee YH (2nd eds.) (2018) Aquatic Biodiversity of Sundarbans, Bangladesh (2nd edition), Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 394 p.

Other References:

Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.

Fanning LP, Chowdhury SR, Uddin MS, Al-Mamun MA (Eds. Uddin MS and Chowdhury SR) (2019) Marine fisheries survey reports and stock assessment 2019. Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh, 224 pp.

Hussain MM (1970) The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of North East part of the Bay of Bengal. Scientific Researches. East Regional Laboratories, Dhaka. 52.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MK024414  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information