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Parioglossus raoi (Herre, 1939)

Rao's hover goby
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Parioglossus: Greek, pareia = jaw + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr H Srinivasa Rao (1894–1971) was an Indian zoologist who specialised in faunistic morphology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Herre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त. Tropical; 30°N - 20°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman (Ref. 11441) to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Indonesia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 48637)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 7; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 14 - 16; गुदा कांटा: 1; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 14 - 16. Body yellowish brown with a black longitudinal stripe and a bright blue spot between dorsal spines 5 and 6. SL to 25 mm (Ref. 1602).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Inhabits mangrove swamps and inlet waters (Ref. 559); shallow coastal waters with mud, sand, or rock bottoms (Ref. 1602). Forms aggregations near surface (Ref. 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Randall, John E. | सहयोगीयो

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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